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Gyawali S, Gyawali B, Ghimire B, Shrestha B, Khanal P, Dahal GR, Koirala DP. Prune belly syndrome: A rare case report. Clin Case Rep 2024; 12:e8922. [PMID: 38895052 PMCID: PMC11183155 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.8922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Key Clinical Message In babies presenting with an omphalocele, other components of the prune belly syndrome should be scrutinized for early diagnosis and timely intervention. Abstract A male baby on his 13th day of life presented with an omphalocele. On evaluation, he had congenital absence of left kidney and bilateral cryptorchidism. Therefore, he was diagnosed with prune belly syndrome. He responded well to abdminoplasty, and wait and watch policy was applied for his cryptorchidism.
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- Siddinath Gyawali
- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching HospitalKathmanduNepal
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- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching HospitalKathmanduNepal
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- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching HospitalKathmanduNepal
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- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching HospitalKathmanduNepal
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- Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health SciencesKathmanduNepal
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- Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching HospitalKathmanduNepal
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Loganathan AK, Barla S S RK, Kurian JJ. Unusual variant of pseudo prune belly syndrome. BMJ Case Rep 2020; 13:13/10/e236611. [PMID: 33127698 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Unilateral pseudo prune belly syndrome (PPBS) is a rare variant with only two other cases found in the main literature until. We present a 9-month old boy with left-sided lax abdominal wall, undescended testes and major vesicoureteric reflux involving only the left side. He underwent left orchidopexy and left end ureterostomy followed by left nephrectomy. Unilateral variant supports the theory of mesodermal arrest as a cause for prune belly syndrome. Treatment is individualised and prognosis is relatively better when compared with other variants of PPBS.
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- Arun Kumar Loganathan
- Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Paediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Prune Belly Syndrome in the Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). J Comp Pathol 2019; 174:81-85. [PMID: 31955808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prune belly syndrome (PBS) is a rare multisystemic disease characterized by a deficiency of abdominal wall musculature, urinary tract anomalies and bilateral intra-abdominal testes. PBS in females is called pseudo prune belly syndrome (PPBS) and is characterized by abdominal wall laxity and urinary tract defects. We report three male and one female stillborn piglets with abdominal distension, hypoplastic abdominal wall musculature and urinary tract anomalies. Bilateral cryptorchidism was observed in the males. In addition, two males showed anomalous liver lobulation, one of them had an anomalous spleen and the other an atrial septal defect. As far as we know, neither PBS nor PPBS have been reported in veterinary literature until now.
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VACTERL Association in a Female Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). J Comp Pathol 2019; 173:8-12. [PMID: 31812176 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Revised: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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VACTERL/VATER association is a condition defined by the presence of at least three of the following congenital malformations: vertebral defects (V), anal atresia (A), cardiac defects (C), tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TE), renal anomalies (R) and limb abnormalities (L). We describe a stillborn female piglet with cardiac anomalies, renal defects, vertebral anomalies, anal atresia and a single umbilical artery (SUA), which are the main features of VACTERL association. In addition, the piglet had a unilateral abdominal wall defect. This was the only affected animal in a litter of 16 piglets. The molecular inductive mechanisms of this disorder are discussed, as well as the comparative and embryological implications.
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De Bernardo G, Giordano M, De Brasi D, Esposito F, De Santis R, Sordino D. Pseudo Prune Belly syndrome: a case report with unilateral abdominal defect. Radiol Case Rep 2019; 14:941-945. [PMID: 31193917 PMCID: PMC6543186 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2019.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Prune Belly syndrome occurs in 1/40,000 live births and predominantly in males. It is characterized by triad: cryptorchidism, abdominal wall, and urinary tract abnormalities. Patients with partial or unilateral abdominal wall deficiency, unilateral undescended testis, and female neonates with abdominal wall laxity are classified as Pseudo Prune Belly syndrome. In the 3%–5% of patients with Prune Belly syndrome are affected by Pseudo Prune Belly syndrome, indeed case reports available are very few. We described a case of a male patient born with a large abdominal hernia. Thoracoabdominal X-ray confirmed the large abdominal hernia and revealed a malformation of the rib cage with curved ribs. Magnetic resonance imaging showed thinning of the abdominal wall and ultrasonography detected rectus and oblique muscles hypoplastic with diastasis rectus muscles and stretching of the Hunter's line. Cryptorchidism or urinary tract abnormalities were not detected. The first surgical operation was performed at 2 years of life when the general conditions were stable.
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- Giuseppe De Bernardo
- Department of Mother's and Child's health, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital Institute, Via Leonida Bissolati, 57, 25124, Brescia, Italy
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Mother's and Child's health, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital Institute, Via Leonida Bissolati, 57, 25124, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, A.O.R.N. Santobono-Pausilipon, via Mario Fiore 6, 80129, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, A.O.R.N. Santobono-Pausilipon, via Mario Fiore 6, 80129, Napoli, Italy
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- School of specialization in Pediatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Mother's and Child's health, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital Institute, Via Leonida Bissolati, 57, 25124, Brescia, Italy
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Achour R, Bennour W, Ksibi I, Cheour M, Hamila T, Hmid RB, Kacem S. Prune belly syndrome: Approaches to its diagnosis and management. Intractable Rare Dis Res 2018; 7:271-274. [PMID: 30560020 PMCID: PMC6290839 DOI: 10.5582/irdr.2018.01094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Prune Belly syndrome (PBS) or Eagle-Barrett syndrome is an anatomo-radiological syndrome consisting of a complex and rare malformation characterized by the following triad of symptoms: deficiency of the abdominal muscles, malformations of the urinary tract, and bilateral cryptorchidism. The exact etiology is unknown, though PBS predominantly occurs in males. The clinical manifestations can vary widely, from stillbirth to renal and major respiratory dysplasia to almost normal children. The current study included a total of 3 patients. The findings included clinical characteristics, diagnostics, therapy, and clinical outcomes. All patients were diagnosed with congenital aplasia of the abdominal wall and a variety of urogenital malformations. Cryptorchidism and a mega-bladder were observed in 2 patients and distinctive renal malformations, such as renal dysplasia, were observed in 1 patient. Treatment varies but usually includes surgical management of symptoms. One patient required urgent urinary surgery; a vesicotomy was urgently performed due to anuria. These aspects explain the great diversity of opinions on the approach to this syndrome, but the severity of renal dysplasia is the main prognostic factor. Two newborns died a few days later due to severe renal failure. Despite these concerns, many patients with PBS report being in physical and mental health and having a good quality of life.
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- Radhouane Achour
- Emergency Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternity and Neonatology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tunis-El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
- Address correspondence to:Dr. Radhouane Achour, Emergency Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternity and Neonatology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tunis-El Manar University, Faculty of Medicine Street, Rabta 2000, Tunis, Tunisia. E-mail:
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- Neonatology Department, Maternity and Neonatology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tunis-El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Neonatology Department, Maternity and Neonatology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tunis-El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Neonatology Department, Maternity and Neonatology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tunis-El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Emergency Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternity and Neonatology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tunis-El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Emergency Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternity and Neonatology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tunis-El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Neonatology Department, Maternity and Neonatology Center, Faculty of Medicine, Tunis-El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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Valappil B, Krishna L, Sreedharan R, Shetty A. Exploration of the fetus with gross anomaly: a case of pseudo prune belly syndrome. Anat Cell Biol 2018; 51:205-208. [PMID: 30310713 PMCID: PMC6172593 DOI: 10.5115/acb.2018.51.3.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Prune belly syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly usually presented with triad characteristic feature of deficient abdominal muscles, cryptorchidism, and urinary tract anomalies. Here, we present a case with all the characteristic features of prune belly and the associated secondary features which were observed on detailed dissection and exploration of the fetus.
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- Bhagyam Valappil
- Department of Anatomy, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, India
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- Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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Liechty ST, Baskin HJ, Meyers RL, Rollins MD. Repair of pectus excavatum in a toddler with Prune Belly syndrome and left bronchus compression. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY CASE REPORTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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De Sousa J, Upadhyay V, Stone P. Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome: Case Reports and Discussion of the Literature. Fetal Diagn Ther 2015; 39:152-7. [DOI: 10.1159/000442050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS) is a rare intestinal dysmotility condition that also involves a dilated urinary bladder. It was believed to be an autosomal recessive condition, but genetic studies have suggested possibly an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. Prenatal diagnosis can be challenging, but MRI and amniotic fluid/digestive fluid studies may be complementary investigations to improve diagnostic accuracy. Prognosis of MMIHS is generally poor and treatment is mostly supportive. To date, bowel transplantation remains the only viable treatment to restore bowel motility. Here we present two additional cases to contribute towards the scant literature on this condition.
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