title: [The prune-belly syndrome].
abstract: All features of the Prune-Belly syndrome--the congenital deficiency of the abdominal musculature with associated malformations of the urinary tract--are presented. The report is divided into the following headings: definition, etiology, morbidity, pathomorphology, staging, correlated pathology and therapy. The therapeutic strategy as proposed 1978 by Woodard et al. is emphasized. A report on six own cases is included.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011535:Prune Belly Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Das Prune-Belly-Syndrom ("Pflaumenbauch").