title: Detection of prune-belly syndrome in a 35-year-old man: a rare cause of end-stage renal failure in the adult.
abstract: The clinical entity of prune-belly syndrome is mainly encountered in childhood. Here we present the case of a 35-year-old male patient with end-stage renal failure, the underlying cause of which being prune-belly syndrome. Apart from the typical triad of abdominal muscle deficiency, severe urinary tract abnormality, and cryptorchidism, a multitude of other abnormalities and malformations existed, especially of the skeletal and gastrointestinal systems. The major hypotheses regarding etiology and pathogenesis of the syndrome are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: 3. Medizinische Abteilung (Nephrologie), Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Barmherzige Schwestern v. Hl. Kreuz, Wels, Osterreich.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wallner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kramar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011535:Prune Belly Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis