Prune Belly Syndrome and Tracheo-esophageal Fistula in a Premature Neonate

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.

Esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula.

Management of esophageal atresia has merged from correction of the anomaly to the complete spectrum of management of esophageal atresia and all its sequelae. It is the purpose of this article to give an overview of all aspects involved in taking care of patients with esophageal atresia between January 2011 and June 2016, as well as the patients who were referred from other centers. Esophageal a...

Tracheo-esophageal fistula and esophageal atresia.

Congenital atresia of the esophagus was first described in 1697 by Gibson, who was a grandson of Oliver Cromwell, and physician-general to the army. Neither the clinical history nor the physical findings have changed since his often quoted classical description. It was 245 years later before success was recorded in the management of the condition. Cameron Haight5 in 1941 first established esoph...

The Phenotypic and Pathological Features of Prune-Belly Syndrome Prune-belly sendromunda Fenotipik ve Patolojik özellikler

Objective: Prune-belly syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by musculature deficiency in the abdominal wall, lower urinary tract obstruction, other urinary tract anomalies, and bilateral cryptorchidism. The syndrome is commonly associated with pulmonary, skeletal, cardiac, and gastrointestinal defects. Over 95% of patients are male. Urinary tract disease is the major prognostic ...