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Prune Belly Syndrome: case report of a failed management in a low-income country

Prune Belly Syndrome (PBS) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by three main features: abdominal wall flaccidity, bilateral intra-abdominal cryptorchidism and urological abnormalities. In this study we describe the case of a 2,600 gr baby, born at the Central Hospital of Beira, in Mozambique. Our study confirms that in a low-income country only conservative management

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  • Author: Schiavone M., Denysyuk O., Wingi O., Boscardin C., Galeazzo B., De Palma A., Putoto G., Pizzol D., Di Gennaro F..
  • Published on: EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2016 June
  • Research country: Mozambique
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  • Prune Belly Syndrome (PBS) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by three main features: abdominal wall flaccidity, bilateral intra-abdominal cryptorchidism and urological abnormalities. In this study we describe the case of a 2,600 gr baby, born at the Central Hospital of Beira, in Mozambique. Our study confirms that in a low-income country only conservative management can be delivered, and therefore prognosis is worse and less effective than high-income countries.

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