Open AccessPrune Belly Syndrome
Author(s) -
Koyye Ravindranath Tagore,
Asok Kumar S. Ramineni,
A. R. Vijaya Lakshmi,
Nisha Bhavani
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
case reports in pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6803
pISSN - 2090-6811
DOI - 10.1155/2011/121736
Subject(s) - medicine , prune belly syndrome , etiology , triad (sociology) , congenital disorder , urinary system , lung , surgery , pediatrics , anatomy , pathology , psychology , psychoanalysis
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.
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