“…This complex malformation has its onset early in the first trimester. Synonymous terms include vesico-intestinal fissure, exstrophia sphlanchnica, ectopia cloacae, triple agenesis of the tailfold, OIES "syndrome," and exstrophy of the cloaca "anomalad" [Gosden and Brock, 1981;Hayden et al, 19731. Incidence estimates range from 1/15,000 to 1/250,000 live births [Hayden et al, 1973;Petersen and Nelson, 19821.…”