TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Prune Belly Syndrome A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Marciniak, Bruno A1 - Dalens, Bernard J. PY - 2006 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications AB - Congenital absence of abdominal musculature leading to urinary and respiratory problems. The major prognostic factor is the degree of dilation of the urinary tract; 20% of patients are stillborn, 30% die of renal failure or urosepsis within the first 2 years of life, and the remaining 50% have varying degrees of urinary pathology requiring numerous surgical procedures. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58084145 ER -