P14.43: Unpredicted spontaneous improvement of anhydramnios due to patent urachus in a case of prune-belly syndrome

Urachal bladder in kidney transplanted patient with Prune Belly syndrome and patent urachus.

We report a 16-year-old-male patient with Prune-Bellysyndrome (PBS) and patent urachus, bilateral renal dysplasia and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The first kidney transplantation was performed at the age of 3 years, leaving an urachal catheter. Transplant failure underwent in a new cadaveric transplant at the present. Post-kidney transplant renogram was performed to evaluate the renal funct...

Prune Belly Syndrome

Prune belly syndrome is a rare congenital disorder of the urinary system, characterized by a triad of abnormalities. The aetiology is not known. Many infants are either stillborn or die within the first few weeks of life from severe lung or kidney problems, or a combination of congenital anomalies.

Prune Belly Syndrome : Two Case Series

Prune Belly syndrome (PBS) is a rare congenital anomaly and is almost exclusive to males. We are reporting 2 cases of PBS. The first case of 8 days old baby born to a mother (29 years) who has history of such child previously but unfortunately that baby didn’t survive and died at 1.5 years of age. On physical examination child had wrinkled skin over abdomen showing signs of deficient abdominal ...

Prune-belly syndrome: an autopsy case report

Prune-belly syndrome (PBS) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a spectrum of mild-to-severe presentations of urinary tract malformations, deficient abdominal wall musculature, and cryptorchidism in male newborns or genital abnormalities in the female newborns. Currently, antenatal diagnosis is feasible with ultrasound examination, and treatment is based on case report experience. More...

Prune Belly Syndrome.