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Síndrome del abdomen en ciruela pasa - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Síndrome de Eagle-Barrett; Síndrome de la tríada; Secuencia de malformación y obstrucción uretral

Definición:

El síndrome del abdomen en ciruela pasa es un grupo de defectos congénitos que involucran tres problemas principales:

Desarrollo insuficiente de los músculos abdominales, lo que hace que la piel del área del vientre se arrugue como una ciruela pasa
Testículos no descendidos (criptorquidia)
Problemas de las vías urinarias

Causas:

Las causas del síndrome del abdomen en ciruela pasa se desconocen. Este problema afecta sobre todo a los niños varones.

Mientras se encuentra en el útero, el abdomen del bebé en desarrollo se hincha con líquido. Dicho líquido desaparece después del nacimiento, llevando a que se presente un abdomen arrugado que luce como una ciruela pasa. La apariencia es más notoria debido a la falta de músculos abdominales.

Músculos abdominales

Reviewed last on: 10/14/2009
Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Departments of Anatomy and Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Caldamone AA, Woodard JR. Prune belly syndrome. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 118.

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