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Pre‐ and postnatal findings in a boy with duplication of the bladder and intestine: Report and review
Author(s) -
Alfadhel Majid,
Pugash Denise,
Robinson Ashley James,
Murphy James J.,
Senger Christof,
Afshar Kourosh,
Armstrong Linlea
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.33091
Subject(s) - gene duplication , prenatal diagnosis , medicine , ileum , rectum , pathological , urethra , anatomy , radiology , fetus , pathology , pregnancy , biology , surgery , genetics , gene
We describe a boy with a septated bladder and dilated bowel loop found on prenatal ultrasonography. Subsequent prenatal MRI diagnosed a probable caudal duplication anomaly. Postnatal investigations and surgical findings confirmed duplication of bladder, urethra, and bowel from distal ileum to rectum. This is the first reported case of combined bladder and colon duplication suspected antenatally with thorough imaging investigations including fetal MRI. While diagnosis of bladder duplication has been described, prenatal diagnosis of intestinal duplication has not been documented previously. This report of prenatal imaging with surgical and pathological correlation contributes to our detailed understanding of the spectrum of anatomy seen in caudal duplication anomaly. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.