Bladder evisceration in a child with antenatally detected gastroschisis: outcome of bladder function.
In patients with gastroschisis, evisceration of the bladder is rare. To date, little is known about functional outcome of the antenatally eviscerated bladder. We present a case of antenatally detected gastroschisis associated with entire bladder evisceration and fetal hydronephrosis. Full urological evaluation was carried out after primary closure of the abdominal wall defect. The postoperative period was uneventful and there were no abnormal findings in the kidney or urinary tract. This indicated good prognosis of the antenatally eviscerated bladder.
Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Osaka, Japan. fumim@mch.pref.osaka.jp
Fumi
F
Matsumoto
Futoshi
F
Matsui
Mari
M
Kawagoe
Kenji
K
Shimada
Hisayoshi
H
Kawahara
Akio
A
Kubota
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities*