Cloacal exstrophy associated with gastroschisis: Case report of a rare association with favorable outcome

•The importance of the multidisciplinary treatment in order to reach favorable outcome.•Staged surgical treatment of large gastroschisis is important in order to avoid compartimental syndrome.•The surgeons needs to preservate the vesicointestinal plaque.

Abdominal wall defects are congenital malformations representing a challenge for pediatric surgeons. This paper presents a rare case of difficult surgical decision and clinical management, leading to a favorable outcome brought about by the multidisciplinary treatment of a patient with cloacal exstrophy associated with gastroschisis.