Prune belly syndrome

 

 

The belly is swollen with a thin ventral wall partially devoid of muscle. In this lethal syndrome the bladder is greatly enlarged and hypotonic; ascites is a frequent accompaniment. The kidneys usually show cystic-dysplastic changes. As with other causes of severe fetal renal disease hypoplastic lungs are present resulting in early postnatal death from pulmonary insufficiency.

 

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