Exploration of the fetus with gross anomaly: a case of pseudo prune belly syndrome.

Anat Cell Biol

Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.

Published: September 2018

Prune belly syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly usually presented with triad characteristic feature of deficient abdominal muscles, cryptorchidism, and urinary tract anomalies. Here, we present a case with all the characteristic features of prune belly and the associated secondary features which were observed on detailed dissection and exploration of the fetus.

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