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Vol. 11 (2016)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2016.11.16

PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME: CASE REPORT OF A FAILED MANAGEMENT IN A LOW INCOME COUNTRY

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Marcella Schiavone
Operative Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Beira Mozambique, Mozambique.
Damiano Pizzol
Operative Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Beira Mozambique, Mozambique.
Olga V. Denysyuk
Operative Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Beira Mozambique; Pediatric and Neonatal Department, Central Hospital of Beira, Sofala, Mozambique, Mozambique.
Beatrice Galeazzo
Operative Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Beira Mozambique; Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University of Padua; Padua – Italy, Mozambique.
Francesco Di Gennaro
cicciodigennaro@yahoo.it
Operative Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Beira Mozambique; Department of Clinical Infectious Diseases, University of Bari; Bari-Italy, Mozambique.
Olvier Wingi
Pediatric and Neonatal Department, Central Hospital of Beira, Sofala, Mozambique, Mozambique.
Chiara Boscardin
Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University of Padua; Padua – Italy, Italy.
Angela De Palma
Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro"; Bari, Italy, Italy.
Giovanni Putoto
Operative Research Unit, Doctors with Africa, Padova Italy, Italy.

Prune Belly Syndrome (PBS) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by three main features: abdominal wall flaccidity, bilateral intra-abdominal cryptorchidism, and urologic abnormalities.
In this study we describe the case of a 2,600 gr baby, born at the Central Hospital of Beira, Mozambique.
Our study confirms that in a low-income country only conservative management can be delivered, and therefore prognosis IS worse and less effective than high-income countries.

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PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME: CASE REPORT OF A FAILED MANAGEMENT IN A LOW INCOME COUNTRY. (2026). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 11. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2016.11.16
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