A case of omphalocoele-exstrophy-imperforate anus-spinal defects (OEIS) complex

The OEIS complex (omphalocele, exstrophy, imperforate anus, spinal defects).

The OEIS complex comprises a combination of defects including omphalocele, exstrophy of the cloaca, imperforate anus, and spinal defects. It may represent the most severe manifestation of a spectrum of birth defects, the exstrophy-epispadias sequence. The OEIS complex affects 1 in 200,000 to 400,000 pregnancies and is of unknown cause. The purpose of the current report is to document the occurr...

Omphalocele, exstrophy of cloaca, imperforate anus and spinal defect (OEIS Complex): A case report

Omphalocele, exstrophy of cloaca, imperforate anus and spinal defect (OEIS Complex) is an extremely rare combination of serious defects, which was firstly described by Carey and colleagues. Surgical repair of cloacal exctrophy in patients with OEIS complex can be performed at one stage, but it can also be performed safely as staged to minimize the potential complications. In this case report, w...

A Case of Imperforate Anus

A Case of Imperforate Anus

On the 23rd January, 1923, while I was in charge of the Local Fund Dispensary at Sorah, a female child aged 6 months, was brought to me with a history that the child had no anus at all from birth and that small quantities of liquid fsecal matter occasionally escaped from the vagina. Since the child was not in any way inconvenienced, the parents did not mind this abnormality. During the last for...

Multimodality Renal Failure in a Patient with OEIS Complex

Omphalocele-exstrophy of the bladder-imperforate anus-spinal defect (OEIS) complex is a rare constellation of clinical abnormalities with wide phenotypic presentation. We describe a case of a preterm neonate with OEIS complex with acute renal failure, and the challenges in diagnosis and management of this patient as renal failure can be a multifactorial process when encountered with this rare c...