Renal transplantation in prune belly syndrome.
The first reported case of renal transplantation in a patient with prune belly syndrome is presented. Transplanatation should be considered for patients with this syndrome in whom renal failure develops despite appropriate urologic reconstruction. A thorough preoperative evaluation ascertaining the status of the lower urinary tract is especially important in these patients.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities