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Abdominal Distension
Pramila Verma, Saurabh Kumar, Nitesh Upadhyay, Shweta Goyal, Minhajjudin Ahmad, Jaishree Ambhore.
Department of Pediatrics, Chirayu Medical College, Bairagarh, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
Dr Pramila Verma, Professor and Head, A–57 Dwarkadham colony, Airport Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Email: drpramilav@yahoo.com
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What is the diagnosis?
Prune Belly Syndrome (PBS). It is characterized by the classical triad of urinary tract anomalies, deficient abdominal musculature and undescended testis. The impaired removal of urine from the bladder is responsible for oligohydramnios and pulmonary hypoplasia. The massive bladder distension and urinary ascites due to severe obstructive uropathy lead to degeneration of the abdominal wall musculature and failure of testicular descent. Associations of PBS with anomalies of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, pulmonary and genital have also been reported. (1) The etiology of PBS is unclear and possible familial genetic inheritance was reported in some of the studies. PBS carries poor prognosis as the majority of infants are either stillborn or die within the first few weeks of life due to pulmonary hypoplasia or renal failure or a combination of congenital anomalies. PBS may survive into adult life if urinary tract repair and abdominal reconstruction surgery done during infancy. (2) In utero placement of a vesicouterine shunt is advisable to prevent the development of PBS. (3) |
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Funding: None
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Conflict of Interest: None
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7199/ped.oncall.2018.3 |
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Cite this article as:
Verma P, Kumar S, Upadhyay N, Goyal S, Ahmad M, Ambhore J. Abdominal Distension (Prune Belly Syndrome). Pediatr Oncall J. 2018;15: 24. doi: 10.7199/ped.oncall.2018.3
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