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	Prune-belly syndrome: Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
		The incidence of this syndrome is estimated at one in 40,000 births.
		The potential treatments for prune-belly syndrome depend upon whether the diagnosis is made at birth or in utero.
		Approximately 20% of patients with this syndrome are stillborn.
	health.enotes.com /genetic-disorders-encyclopedia/prune-belly-syndrome (876 words)

	Child Health Library - Genitourinary and Kidney Disorders - Prune Belly Syndrome
		Because of the substantial involvement of the urinary tract, children with prune belly syndrome are usually unable to completely empty their bladders and have serious bladder, ureter, and kidney impairment.
		Prune belly syndrome is an uncommon birth defect occurring in about one in 30,000 to 40,000 births.
		Because of the distinct abnormalities of prune belly syndrome, a physician is usually able to make a diagnosis after initial examination during the newborn period.
	www.chp.edu /greystone/urology/pbs.php (844 words)

	Prune belly syndrome
		Prune belly syndrome is a congenital disorder of the urinary system, characterized by a triad of symptoms.
		The syndrome is named for the mass of wrinkled skin that is often (but not always) present on the abdomens of those with the disorder.
		Prune belly syndrome is often diagnosed via ultrasound while a child is still in-utero.
	www.mrsci.com /Urology/Prune_belly_syndrome.php (369 words)

	eMedicine - Prune Belly Syndrome : Article by Israel Franco, MD
		Ureteral strictures are not uncommon in tapered reimplants of prune belly syndrome ureters.
		Given that some men with prune belly syndrome seem to be capable of fathering children, albeit with the help of assisted reproductive technologies, early surgery to preserve fertility is important to attempt in patients with prune belly syndrome.
		The fact that a decreasing number of patients are being born with prune belly syndrome indicates an ever-increasing ability to diagnose the disease in utero.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic3055.htm (6540 words)

	Prune Belly Syndrome
		What we have been able to see is that prune belly syndrome can present with a spectrum of abnormalities ranging from the stillborn infant with severe urogenital and pulmonary problems to the child with little, if any, urological abnormalities requiring no therapy other than orchidopexies to correct the undescended testes.
		Herniation of the bladder is quite prevalent in patients with prune belly syndrome since the bladder is quite large and redundant.
		The prune belly syndrome is characterized by elongated, dilated and tortuous megaureters.
	www.pedsurology.com /prune.htm (1953 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Prune belly syndrome
		Prune belly syndrome is a serious and often life-threatening problem.
		Prune belly syndrome is usually diagnosed before birth or at the time of birth.
		If you have a child with diagnosed prune belly syndrome, call your health care provider at the first sign of a urinary tract infection or other urinary symptoms.
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/001269.html (410 words)

	urologyweb The Prune Belly Syndrome
		The classic prune belly syndrome is essentially a male condition which also goes by the title of Eagle Barrett Syndrome or the triad syndrome.
		The prune belly syndrome is an important cause of fetal uropathy, and about 20% of cases are stillborn or die early in the neonatal period from severe renal dysplasia or pulmonary hypoplasia.
		Prune belly syndrome patients require careful, lifelong follow up with regular assessment of kidney and bladder function and palpation of the testes.
	www.urologyweb.com /Production/Urology_Primer/Pediatric/Prune_Belly.htm (562 words)

	Rare Pediatric Disease Database
		Prune Belly Syndrome is a rare disease that causes 3 main characteristics: (1) the stomach muscles do not form properly, (2) the testes on both sides do not descend into the scrotum, (3) and there are problems with the development of the urinary tract system.
		This disorder was originally named the prune belly syndrome because infants born with this syndrome have wrinkled skin covering the stomach.
		The prognosis for prune belly syndrome can vary a great deal depending on which parts of the body are affected and how severe the symptoms are.
	www.madisonsfoundation.org /content/3/1/display.asp?did=506 (770 words)

	eMedicine - Prune Belly Syndrome : Article by Beverly P Wood, MD, MS Ed, PhD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Background: The child with prune belly syndrome typically is male with a thin or lax abdominal wall (variable in severity) and a long and dilated prostatic urethra from prostatic hypoplasia.
		The posterior urethra is elongated and dilated with a funnel-shaped appearance that resembles a posterior urethral valve; however, the presence of a valve is unusual in prune belly syndrome.
		The abdomen of an infant with prune belly syndrome shows marked distention of the abdomen and bulging flanks secondary to a large urinary system and the absence of abdominal wall musculature.
	www.emedicine.com /radio/topic575.htm (2265 words)

	Article : Images- Prune Belly Sydrome: Antenatal Ultrasound ; Author : GANESHAN S ; Co-Author(s) : INDRAJIT IK ; Vol / ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sonographic observations in three cases of Prune Belly syndrome, prenatally diagnosed and subsequently confirmed are presented in a pictorial essay.
		Prune Belly syndrome (PBS), an uncommon condition, results from failure of the lateral mesoderm to migrate or differentiate into the musculature of the abdominal wall and urinary tract which normally occurs by about the tenth week of fetal life [1].
		In the complete syndrome the testes are intra-abdominal, cryptorchidism being attributed to the failure of development of the inguinal canal and gubernaculum [1].
	www.ijri.org /articles/archives/20011101/images01.htm (1442 words)

	PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME: Contact a Family - for families with disabled children: information on rare syndromes and ...
		As the name implies, Prune Belly syndrome is characterised by an abdomen with a wrinkly or 'prune-like' appearance with multiple folds of skin.
		Characteristic features of urinary tract anomalies in Prune Belly syndrome include dilation (abnormal widening) of the tubes that bring urine to the ureters (bladder), hydroureter (accumulation of urine in the ureters) and hydronephrosis (in the kidneys) and/or vesicoureteral reflux (backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureters).
		Prune Belly syndrome may be diagnosed by ultrasound examination from abnormal development of the bladder and urinary tract.
	www.cafamily.org.uk /Direct/p505.html (883 words)

	THIS IS A STUDENT REPORT AND MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The exact cause of Prune Belly Syndrome is not known; although, urinary obstruction (a common symptom), has been associated with the Ring X chromosome which lacks the XIST locus.
		One common symptom of prune belly that causes a "pot belly" appearance is __________________.
		The bladder in Prune Belly victims is _____ and _______.
	a-s.clayton.edu /hampikian/1901H/REPORTS1999/PruneBelly1901h-01.htm (537 words)

	Prune Belly Syndrome
		The appellation "prune belly syndrome" is descriptive because the intestinal pattern is evident through the thin, lax, protruding abdominal wall in the infant (Osler, 1901).
		Currently it is thought that prune belly syndrome is a multisystem disease complex which derives from a primary defect in mesodermal development...
		Major prognostic factor is the degree of dilation of the urinary tract; 20% of patients are stillborn, 30% die or renal failure or urosepsis within the first two years of life, and the remaining 50% have varying degrees of urinary pathology...
	www.ibis-birthdefects.org /start/prunebel.htm (1063 words)

	Indian Pediatrics - Editorial
		Prune belly syndrome is the triad of deficiency of abdominal muscles, dilatation of urinary tract and crypt-orchidism(2).
		As both VACTERL association and Prune-Belly syndrome have a common etiology of a defect in the differentiating mesoderm in early first trimester, we believe that concurrence of these two syndromes is another addition to the axial mesodermal dysplasia spectrum.
		Prune belly syndrome associated with ex omphalos and anorectal agenesis.
	www.indianpediatrics.net /aug2004/aug-845-847.htm (1220 words)

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	TheFetus.net - Prune-belly syndrome -Keith A. Aqua, MD, Charles M. McCurdy, Jr., MD, Kathryn L. Reed, MD, John W. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Synonyms: Eagle-Barret syndrome and triad syndrome (absence of abdominal muscles, with urinary tract abnormality and cryptorchidism).
		Definition: Prune-Belly syndrome (PBS) describes the triad of dilation of the urinary tract, a deficiency of the abdominal wall musculature, and failure of testicular descent.
		favors the concept that Prune-Belly syndrome is a generalized developmental abnormality in which individual manifestations of the syndrome occur as a result of a "disturbed inductor-to-organizer cell-cell interaction" during early embryogenesis.
	www.thefetus.net /page.php?id=557 (2436 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Prune belly syndrome - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Prune belly syndrome: A hereditary condition affecting only males and involving a deficiency of abdominal muscles, urinary tract malformations, undescended testes and occasionally underdeveloped lungs.
		Prune belly syndrome: A syndrome of hypoplasia or aplasia of the abdominal muscle, presenting a thin, loose, wrinkled and shriveled (prunelike) abdominal wall, with furrowlike umbilicus, and other anomalies, including persistent urachus, pigeon breast deformity, and a variety of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, urogenital, and skeletal abnormalities.
		Prune belly syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/prune_belly_syndrome.htm (450 words)

	Prune Belly Syndrome
		Prune Belly Syndrome is characterized by partial absence of some abdominal muscles.
		The exact cause of Prune Belly Syndrome is unknown.
		Prune Belly Syndrome is a very rare disorder that is present at birth.
	hw.healthdialog.com /kbase/nord/nord478.htm (1170 words)

	Prune Belly Syndrome 2nd Annual Music Benefit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Prune Belly Syndrome, also known as Eagle-Barrett Syndrome, effects 1 in 40,000 live births.
		The Prune Belly Syndrome Network provides support and information to those who have prune belly syndrome, and to their families, friends and health care professionals.
		Frank Walker (born with Prune Belly Syndrome) has put together a 3-day benefit to raise money for greater awareness of this condition.
	www.foreverfalling.net /pbs2004.htm (259 words)

	Prune Belly Syndrome
		It is possible that the main title of the report Prune Belly Syndrome is not the name you expected.
		Prune-Belly syndrome, also known as Eagle-Barrett syndrome, is a rare disorder characterized by partial or complete absence of the stomach (abdominal) muscles, failure of both testes to descend into the scrotum (bilateral cryptorchidism), and/or urinary tract malformations.
		The urinary malformations may include abnormal widening (dilation) of the tubes that bring urine to the bladder (ureters), accumulation of urine in the ureters (hydroureter) and the kidneys (hydronephrosis), and/or backflow of urine from the bladder into the ureters (vesicoureteral reflux).
	www.webmd.com /hw/health_guide_atoz/nord478.asp (436 words)

	Prune belly syndrome
		Prune belly syndrome is a group of congenital anomalies characterized by three major findings:
		Expectant mothers carrying affected infants may develop varying degrees of oligohydramnios (insufficient amniotic fluid) that make it likely the infant will have lung problems.
		This is because the abdomen swelled with fluid in the womb, then lost that fluid after birth, leading to wrinkles of excess skin.
	www.mercydesmoines.org /ADAM/Encyclopedia/ency/001269.asp (262 words)

	Prune belly syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Other names for the syndrome include Abdominal Muscle Deficiency Syndrome, Congenital Absence of the Abdominal Muscles, Eagle-Barrett Syndrome, Obrinsky Syndrome, or rarely, Triad Syndrome.
		Frequent urinary tract infections due to the inability to properly expel urine.
		The Prune Belly Syndrome Network [1] A support group created by and for prune-belly patients.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prune_belly_syndrome (432 words)

	TheFetus.net - Prune-belly syndrome -Sandra R Silva, MD & Philippe Jeanty, MD, PhD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Definition: Prune-belly syndrome is a rare congenital disorder, more common in males, consisting of deficiency of abdominal wall muscles (absent or hypoplastic), cryptorchidism, and genitourinary malformations.
		Because 75% of individuals with Prune-Belly syndrome have extra urinary anomalies, a thorough evaluation, especially cardiac, should be performed.
		In utero intervention in a patient with prune-belly syndrome and severe urethral hypoplasia.
	www.thefetus.net /page.php?id=437 (949 words)

	Prune belly syndrome - Patient UK
		Prune belly syndrome - Patient UK PatientPlus articles are written for doctors and so the language can be technical.
		Prognosis Prune Belly Syndrome is a serious and often life threatening problem.
		Salihu HM, Tchuinguem G, Aliyu MH, et al; Prune belly syndrome and associated malformations.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/40001746 (733 words)

	Prune belly syndrome (Disease)... Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A disease characterized by three major findings (triad): deficient abdominal muscles (causing the skin of the abdomen to wrinkle like a prune), undescended testicles, and a dilated abnormal urinary tract.
		There is blockage to the flow of urine from the kidney to the outside of the body during fetal life.
		If prenatal diagnosis of urinary tract obstruction is made some it may be possible to prevent it progressing to prune belly syndrome with prenatal surgery as noted in Treatment above.
	www.browardhealth.org /18120.cfm (561 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Prune belly syndrome - WrongDiagnosis.com - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Prune belly syndrome may occur with or without pulmonic stenosis, deafness, and mental retardation.
		This means that Prune belly syndrome, or a subtype of Prune belly syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
		They list Prune belly syndrome as a "rare disease".
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/prune_belly_syndrome_printer.htm (350 words)

	ENLmedical.com: Conditions And Concerns: Medical Encyclopedia: Prune belly syndrome
		The cause of prune belly syndrome is unknown.
		The dilatation of the urinary tract may develop as a result of urethral obstruction during fetal life.
		The newborn infant has a wrinkled abdomen (it looks like a prune) due to lack of adequate abdominal musculature.
	www.enlmedical.com /article/001269.htm (270 words)

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