title: Bladder agenesis in a male neonate.
abstract: Bladder agenesis, especially in male, is a rare congenital anomaly. This is a case report of a male patient with several congenital anomalies including penoscrotal transposition, severe kidney's dysplasia, and agenesis of the bladder. The patient lived for 4 months and died because of severe pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology, University of Medicine, Wrocław, Poland. dpat@chdz.am.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patkowski
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Apoznański
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szydełko
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jaworski
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smigiel
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000196:embryology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D021782:Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney / Q000196:embryology; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D012007:Rectum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000196:embryology; D012611:Scrotum / Q000002:abnormalities; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000151:congenital; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D014546:Urinary Catheterization