A large extra-abdominal prevesical pseudo-cyst in a newborn with posterior urethral valves.
A male newborn is described, in whom a large extra-abdominal prevesical pseudo-cyst as well as prune-belly features were present, both of which were supposedly secondary to posterior urethral valves. It is postulated that the subvesical obstruction caused pressure build-up in the urinary tract, followed by fetal bladder rupture. The resultant urinoma migrated extra-abdominally. Distension of the urinary tract, bilateral cryptorchidism and abdominal wall laxity contributed to a prune-belly phenotype.
Binkhorst
Mathijs
M
Department of Neonatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. m.binkhorst@cukz.umcn.nl
de Gier
Robert P E
RP
D034861:Abdominal Wall; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery