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25 Feb

Uniting the World’s Brightest Minds: The 2025 IBEC Conference at CIVIL Hospital

Imagine a room filled with 51 of the world’s top pediatric urology specialists, all gathered with a single mission—to transform the lives of children born with bladder exstrophy. That’s exactly what happened at CIVIL Hospital, as it proudly hosted the 2025 International Bladder Exstrophy Collaborative (IBEC) Conference!

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16 Jan

An Exstrophy Journey to India

Rachel Althizer is traveling with A-BE-C for the 2023 International Exstrophy Workshop in Ahmedabad, India, as a social worker to assist children and families with exstrophy as they prepare for surgery.

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11 May

A-BE-C Partners with Physician Group to Raise over $500,000 to Aid India in Their Fight Against Covid

A-BE-C has teamed up with a group of physicians in a coordinated effort to send much needed oxygen concentrators to partner hospitals in major cities in India, to aid in their continued fight against Covid. India is experiencing the world's worst outbreak, with 400,000 new cases each day.

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27 Mar

Persis Makes it Home Safely Amidst Pandemic

A-BE-C traveled to Ahmedabad, India for the 12th Annual Operative Workshop on BE. Here is an update on Persis who received closure surgery at the workshop.

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23 May

The 11th Annual Workshop in Ahmedabad, India Was a Resounding Success

The 11th annual workshop in Ahmedabad, India Was a resounding success thanks to a dedicated international collaboration of medical experts. For the 5th year, A-BE-C was among the visiting team of […]

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13 Jan

Families in India learn post-surgical care for bladder exstrophy

Among the nearly 100 children who received checkups and medical procedures for bladder exstrophy at the operative workshop in India in January 2017, more than a dozen were undergoing complex corrective […]

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12 Jan

Nearly 100 exstrophy patients receive treatment in Ahmedabad, India

The 9th annual Operative Workshop on Exstrophy and Epispadias Complex got underway just after the first of the year in Ahmedabad, India. Nearly 100 exstrophy patients received treatment from an international team […]

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15 Nov

Dawna’s “hobo-bags” a hit with young patients in India

The children receiving care in India are grateful for more than just treatment for their bladder exstrophy. They are also the proud owners of their very own “hobo-bags.” Each has been thoughtfully made and filled […]

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13 Jan

Times of India features story of cross cultural support from young patient

“…a five-year-old abandoned Ugandan girl, born with her bladder outside her body, will undergo surgery with the help of funds collected by a seven-year-old by from the USA who felt […]

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23 Jul

Groundbreaking International Operative Workshop

A groundbreaking intensive workshop in the treatment of bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex for pediatric urologists and surgeons is taking place in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on January 16-18. Many of A-BE-C’s Medical Advisory Board members will be on-site faculty and A-BE-C's Executive Director, Pamela Block, will be on hand providing support to families.

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