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Urinary ascites secondary to forniceal rupture in a child with the Prune Belly Syndrome

Daniel J. Caruso, Murali K. Ankem, John Riordan, Joseph G. Barone

Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Address correspondence to Joseph G. Barone, MD, Director, Division of Pediatric Urology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School MEB 588, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2003, 10(3), 1910-1911.

Abstract

Prune Belly Syndrome developed urinary ascites secondary to forniceal rupture. Treatment consisted of bilateral cutaneous pyelostomies. Even though most children with Prune Belly Syndrome respond to lower urinary tract drainage, a cutaneous pyelostomy may be necessary when the ureters are tortuous and do not drain adequately following bladder decompression.

Keywords

bladder cancer, genitourinary malignancy, cigarette smoking

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APA Style
Caruso, D.J., Ankem, M.K., Riordan, J., Barone, J.G. (2003). Urinary ascites secondary to forniceal rupture in a child with the Prune Belly Syndrome. Canadian Journal of Urology, 10(3), 1910–1911.
Vancouver Style
Caruso DJ, Ankem MK, Riordan J, Barone JG. Urinary ascites secondary to forniceal rupture in a child with the Prune Belly Syndrome. Can J Urology. 2003;10(3):1910–1911.
IEEE Style
D.J. Caruso, M.K. Ankem, J. Riordan, and J.G. Barone, “Urinary ascites secondary to forniceal rupture in a child with the Prune Belly Syndrome,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1910–1911, 2003.



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