Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Prune belly syndrome (PBS) is characterised by a malformed urinary tract, undescended testes and abnormal abdominal wall musculature. No prior report of PBS is known to us from Pakistan. Most cases are diagnosed at birth, but we report the case of a nine-yearold boy who presented with the complaint of left flank pain for the past year. Upon physical examination, his abdomen was swollen with creased skin and lacked the rectus abdominis muscles. The scrotal skin had minimal wrinkling, and both the testes were undescended, along with the constriction in the external urethral meatus. This report aims to raise awareness of this syndrome for early detection and optimal treatment. It is recommended that family medicine and paediatric surgery professionals, capable of identifying and referring patients in the disease's early stages be increased, particularly in rural areas.
DOI: 10.47391/jpma.20592
Authors: Muhammad Danial Ali Shah, Nadeem Bin Nusrat, Nauman Zafar, Assad Ur Rehman, Shujah Muhammad, Saira Imtiaz
Language: English
Subfield: Urology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $650
OpenAlex ID: W4408777441