Prune Belly syndrome: a case report

Abstract

Objective: to acquaint doctors of various specialties with clinical course, early diagnostics, and treatment strategy for a rare congenital anomaly — Prune Belly syndrome in children. Materials and methods. Inpatient medical records of municipal non-profit enterprise «Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Children's Clinical Hospital» of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council. Results. The paper presents the clinical course of a rare congenital anomaly — Prune Belly syndrome in two children. The disease occurs chiefly among boys manifesting itself as multiple congenital malformations including deficiency or aplasia of abdominal muscles, congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract (hydronephrosis, megaureter, hydroureter, megacystis, vesicoureteral reflux), bilateral cryptorchidism. In addition, Prune Belly syndrome can coexist with urethral pathology, as well as skeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal malformations. Conclusion. Modern views on the development, clinical course, and diagnosis of a rare congenital disease with multiple organ malformations — Prune Belly syndrome have been presented for doctors of various specialties. Prenatal diagnosis, detection of potential congenital malformations after birth allows selecting the correct algorithm for monitoring vital organ functions, syndromic treatment and making timely decision on internal organ transplantation. The study was carried out in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of municipal non-profit enterprise «Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Children's Clinical Hospital» of Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council. The informed consent to participate in the research study was obtained from all the children's parents.