Prune belly syndrome: a 31 year experience at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa

  • Leahy, Shannon Dale
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Publication date
January 2017
Language
English

Abstract

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine in Paediatrics Johannesburg, 2017Background: PBS is a rare congenital disorder with a triad of signs: absent abdominal wall musculature, urinary tract malformations, cryptorchidism. Objectives: Describe the patient profile, management, and outcome of patients attending the Paediatric Nephrology clinic at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. Methods: Retrospective descriptive record review. Results: 44 patient files were analysed. Median duration of follow up: 24 months (1.7–130). Median age at presentation was 5.5 days (1–730). Associated conditi...

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