title: Prenatal Features of Bladder Agenesis in a Female Fetus with Genital Transposition.
abstract: Bladder agenesis is a rare condition, mostly affecting females, where diagnosis is usually made in infancy when investigating urinary incontinence. Neonatal cases are uncommon, and none have been reported antenatally. The few male patients with this condition rarely survive: among associated anomalies, different degrees of penoscrotal transposition are the most evident feature. The association of genital transposition in a female infant with prenatal description of bladder agenesis has not been previously reported. Early diagnosis is important, enabling planning of surgical reconstruction early in life and appropriate parental counseling.
authors.affiliation: a Surgery Unit, Surgical Regional Network , Bambino Gesù Children Hospital-IRCCS , Rome Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crocoli
authors.affiliation: a Surgery Unit, Surgical Regional Network , Bambino Gesù Children Hospital-IRCCS , Rome Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zaccara
authors.affiliation: b Operative Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Azienda Ospedaliera Regionale San Carlo , Potenza , Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Laura
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pisaturo
authors.affiliation: c Pediatrics Unit, Pediatrics Regional Network , Bambino Gesù Children Hospital-IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salata
authors.affiliation: d Neonatal Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology , Bambino Gesù Children Hospital-IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conforti
authors.affiliation: b Operative Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Azienda Ospedaliera Regionale San Carlo , Potenza , Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schettini
authors.affiliation: a Surgery Unit, Surgical Regional Network , Bambino Gesù Children Hospital-IRCCS , Rome Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivosecchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: bladder agenesis; genital transposition; prenatal diagnosis; urinary incontinence