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Tess's Story: Overcoming a Rare Abdominal Condition Called Cloacal Exstrophy

Please give to help kids everywhere: http://bit.ly/1ttiJiI Connect with a specialist here: http://bit.ly/1ttix2Z More about our Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction: http://bit.ly/1z2ocnk Meet Dr. Jayanthi (here: http://bit.ly/1ttjdW0) and learn about our Urology program (here: http://bit.ly/1ttjoAR). Check out our Pediatric Surgery program (here: http://bit.ly/1ttjmJd). Looking at Tess, you'd never guess she's been through major reconstructive surgeries. She's an energetic 6-year-old who loves to run around, read and play with her friends. Tess was born with a rare abdominal condition called cloacal exstrophy (learn more here: http://bit.ly/1ttjoRe) that affected the development of her urinary, genital and digestive systems. In this condition, these three systems are fused together, and are also exposed to the outside of the body because the lower abdominal wall does not develop properly. Tess was born at a hospital in Columbus, OH and taken directly to Nationwide Children's, where she stayed for the first five weeks of her life. During that time she had her first major surgery, to partially close her abdomen and return her organs to the inside. Ten months later, Tess had major surgery again, this time to close her abdomen and reconstruct her bladder. A final major surgery successfully completed her bladder reconstruction. All of these complex reconstructions required the expertise and collaboration of several surgical specialties, including urology, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery and orthopedic surgery.