title: Pre- and postnatal findings in a boy with duplication of the bladder and intestine: report and review.
abstract: We describe a boy with a septated bladder and dilated bowel loop found on prenatal ultrasonography. Subsequent prenatal MRI diagnosed a probable caudal duplication anomaly. Postnatal investigations and surgical findings confirmed duplication of bladder, urethra, and bowel from distal ileum to rectum. This is the first reported case of combined bladder and colon duplication suspected antenatally with thorough imaging investigations including fetal MRI. While diagnosis of bladder duplication has been described, prenatal diagnosis of intestinal duplication has not been documented previously. This report of prenatal imaging with surgical and pathological correlation contributes to our detailed understanding of the spectrum of anatomy seen in caudal duplication anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Diseases, BC Children's and Women's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alfadhel
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pugash
authors.forename: Ashley James
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Christof
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Senger
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Afshar
authors.forename: Linlea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000002:abnormalities; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult