title: Urological manifestations of the Melnick-Needles syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: In 1966 Melnick and Needles described a syndrome of multiple skeletal anomalies in a 3-year-old girl. A dilated ureter was noted but not associated with the disorder. Subsequent to this report there have been 8 additional cases published of patients with the Melnick-Needles syndrome in association with a variety of urogenital and abdominal wall abnormalities. A 10-year-old girl with this syndrome and bilateral ureteral ectasia is described and the literature on this association is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Rockville General Hospital, Connecticut.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: LaMontagne
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications*; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*