title: Two- and three-dimensional prenatal sonographic diagnosis of prune-belly syndrome.
abstract: We report the prenatal diagnosis of 6 cases of Prune-belly syndrome in the 2(nd) trimester. The sonographic diagnosis was based on the findings of oligohydramnios, renal anomalies, and a lower abdominal cystic mass representing the abnormal dilatation of the bladder on conventional 2-dimensional sonographic examination. We discuss the role of Doppler imaging and 3-dimensional sonography as complementary methods to conventional sonography. Four of our 6 cases were confirmed with associated defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Lizhu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ailu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Xiaoguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jingyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000025:Abortion, Eugenic; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011535:Prune Belly Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*