It's not All Doom and Gloom: Prune Belly Syndrome Associated with VACTERL

Karim Awad; Anupam Lall

doi:10.21699/jns.v5i3.337

It's not All Doom and Gloom: Prune Belly Syndrome Associated with VACTERL

J Neonatal Surg. 2016 Jul 3;5(3):33. doi: 10.21699/jns.v5i3.337. eCollection 2016 Jul-Sep.

Authors

Karim Awad¹, Anupam Lall²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK ; Ain Shams University Hospitals, Egypt.
² Department of Paediatric Surgery, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.

Abstract

Prune belly syndrome is a rare abnormality; its association with VACTERL is even rarer. This association has been reported in literature a few times since first reported in 1993 and so far the majority have either been stillbirths or died shortly after birth. We present a case of Prune belly syndrome associated with VACTERL who is now one year old.

Keywords: Prune Belly Syndrome; Tracheo-esophageal fistula; VACTERL.

Publication types

Case Reports