Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome associated with prune belly syndrome: a case report.

J Neonatal Surg

Department of Paediatric Surgery, BMC and RI, Bangalore-560002. India.

Published: May 2015

Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome is a quite rare congenital anomaly that presents with a functional obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract which is usually fatal. It is three to four times more prevalent in females. We present a case of a rare association of a male neonate with Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome who in addition had the classical triad of Prune Belly Syndrome and thus suggest a possibility of different spectrums with a common pathogenesis.

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