A Case of Prune Belly Syndrome
Prune belly syndrome (PBS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by deficient abdominal wall muscles, urinary tract malformation, and, in males, cryptorchidism. We present a case of PBS in China. The patient was a newborn baby boy who had wrinkled, “prune-like” abdominal skin, bilateral crypto...
Main Authors: | Wei Xu, Hui Wu, Dong-Xuan Wang, Zhi-Hong Mu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-06-01
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Series: | Pediatrics and Neonatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957213000661 |
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