Introduction:

Prune-Belly syndrome (PBS) or "prune abdomen" syndrome, also known as Eagle Barrett syndrome, is a form of fetal obstructive uropathy (UOF). Its incidence is estimated between 1/40,000 and 1/50,000 live births.

Case presentation:

it is a case of Prune-Belly syndrome in a 36-day-old infant, out-of-hospital delivery. Clinically, she presented a distended abdomen with wrinkled or prune skin, bilateral cryptorchidism, signs and symptoms of respiratory failure. Ultrasonography revealed the absence of musculature in the abdominal wall, megacyst, cystic dilatation of the ureters, kidneys with cystic and dysplastic changes.

Discussion:

regarding survival, numerous studies have found that the percentage of mortality in the first months of life is 27%. It is characterized by a classic triad: congenital absence of the muscles of the abdominal wall; urinary tract abnormalities and bilateral cryptorchidism, described in the reviewed literature, which coincides with the clinical characteristics of the case presented, with a male-female ratio of 20: 1. The highest risk has been described in twins and African Americans.

Conclusions:

it is characterized by a classic triad: congenital absence of the muscles of the abdominal wall; urinary tract abnormalities and bilateral cryptorchidism. It is more common in males. The diagnosis of PBS can be made during pregnancy through obstetric ultrasound. Mortality in the first months of life is high.

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