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    A case of ultrasound-guided prenatal diagnosis of prune belly syndrome in Papua New Guinea - implications for management

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    Ome, M; Wangnapi, R; Hamura, N; Umbers, AJ; Siba, P; Laman, M; Bolnga, J; Rogerson, S; Unger, HW
    Date
    2013-05-07
    Source Title
    BMC Pediatrics
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    BMC
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Unger, Holger
    Affiliation
    Medicine and Radiology
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    Ome, M., Wangnapi, R., Hamura, N., Umbers, A. J., Siba, P., Laman, M., Bolnga, J., Rogerson, S. & Unger, H. W. (2013). A case of ultrasound-guided prenatal diagnosis of prune belly syndrome in Papua New Guinea - implications for management. BMC PEDIATRICS, 13 (1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-70.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/257506
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    10.1186/1471-2431-13-70
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: Prune belly syndrome is a rare congenital malformation of unknown aetiology and is characterised by abnormalities of the urinary tract, a deficiency of abdominal musculature and bilateral cryptorchidism in males. We report a case of prune belly syndrome from Papua New Guinea, which was suspected on pregnancy ultrasound scan and confirmed upon delivery. CASE PRESENTATION: A 26-year-old married woman, Gravida 3 Para 2, presented to antenatal clinic in Madang, Papua New Guinea, at 21(+5) weeks' gestation by dates. She was well with no past medical or family history of note. She gave consent to participate in a clinical trial on prevention of malaria in pregnancy and underwent repeated ultrasound examinations which revealed a live fetus with persistent megacystis and anhydramnios. Both mother and clinicians agreed on conservative management of the congenital abnormality. The mother spontaneously delivered a male fetus weighing 2010 grams at 34 weeks' gestation with grossly abnormal genitalia including cryptorchidism, penile aplasia and an absent urethral meatus, absent abdominal muscles and hypoplastic lungs. The infant passed away two hours after delivery. This report discusses the implications of prenatal detection of severe congenital abnormalities in PNG. CONCLUSION: This first, formally reported, case of prune belly syndrome from a resource-limited setting in the Oceania region highlights the importance of identifying and documenting congenital abnormalities. Women undergoing antenatal ultrasound examinations must be carefully counseled on the purpose and the limitations of the scan. The increasing use of obstetric ultrasound in PNG will inevitably result in a rise in prenatal detection of congenital abnormalities. This will need to be met with adequate training, referral mechanisms and better knowledge of women's attitudes and beliefs on birth defects and ultrasound. National medicolegal guidance regarding induced abortion and resuscitation of a fetus with severe congenital abnormalities may be required.

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