title: Renal failure and uraemia leading to the diagnosis of prune belly syndrome in a 34-year-old man.
abstract: The case of a 34-year-old male is reported, who was transferred to the Regional Medical Center in Wels in an uraemic state and subsequently was diagnosed as having prune belly syndrome. Surprisingly, his past history revealed no serious health problems until 6 months before admission. Furthermore, some interesting aspects of the prune belly syndrome such as the controversial views regarding pathogenesis and treatment are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Urology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kerbl
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pauer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011535:Prune Belly Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014511:Uremia / Q000209:etiology*