Prune belly syndrome: treatment of terminal renal failure by hemodialysis and renal transplantation.
The second case of successful renal transplantation in a patient with "prune belly" syndrome is reported. In spite of early aggressive surgical approach in the management of this disease terminal renal failure frequently ensues. Hemodialysis and renal transplantation have offered new possibilities of prolonging life in these patients. The success of renal transplantation depends on the anatomic and functional state of the lower urinary tract. Pretransplant urologic examination is extremely important for the evaluation of urinary tract abnormalities.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013577:Syndrome; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014563:Urodynamics; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities