title: [Prune belly syndrome--diagnosis and therapeutic possibilities].
abstract: The Prune Belly Syndrome combines dilation of the bladder and a laxity of the abdominal wall, and is of unknown etiology. The sequelae are a pulmonary hypoplasia and a deterioration of the kidney function, which determine prognosis. Via early ultrasound diagnosis, intrauterine application of a vesico-amniotic shunt can be performed and can improve survival rates. Inclusion criteria for a vesicoamniotic shunt are a lack of further sonomorphological abnormalities, a lack of an indication for an alteration of the kidney function by ultrasound or laboratory tests, and a normal karyotype.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsfrauenklinik, RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leeners
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sauer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Funk
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities; D011247:Pregnancy; D011535:Prune Belly Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal