Diseases

Prune Belly Syndrome

A syndrome characterized by abdominal wall musculature deficiency, cryptorchism, and urinary tract abnormalities. The syndrome derives its name from its characteristic distended abdomen with wrinkled skin.

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Abstract

A syndrome characterized by abdominal wall musculature deficiency, cryptorchism, and urinary tract abnormalities. The syndrome derives its name from its characteristic distended abdomen with wrinkled skin.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Abdominal Muscle Deficiency Syndrome
  • Congenital Absence of the Abdominal Muscles
  • Eagle-Barrett Syndrome
  • Obrinsky Syndrome
  • Prune-Belly Syndrome
  • Eagle Barrett Syndrome
  • Prune Belly Syndromes
  • Prune-Belly Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Eagle-Barrett
  • Syndrome, Obrinsky
  • Syndrome, Prune Belly
  • Syndrome, Prune-Belly
  • Syndromes, Prune Belly
  • Syndromes, Prune-Belly

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a syndrome of multiple abnorm; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Abdominal Wall/AB (1966-1981)
  • Abnormalities, Multiple (1968-1981)
  • Cryptorchism (1966-1981)
  • Urogenital System/AB (1966-1981)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Prune Belly Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011535. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011535
  2. Prune Belly Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prune_belly_syndrome
  3. Prune Belly Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250354