Abstract
Prune Belly syndrome (PBS), comprises a triad of anomalies that include abdominal wall flaccidity, urologic anomalies and bilateral cryptorchidism in males. The abdominal musculature hypoplasia predisposes to respiratory problems, respiratory infections secondary to impaired cough mechanism, and cause chronic constipation secondary to ineffective valsalva ability. Here, the authors present a newborn baby with Prune Belly syndrome who had respiratory and gastrointestinal problems which resolved after corset use. To the authors knowledge, this is the first case of corset usage in the treatment of PBS in a newborn infant.
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MS: Designing the study, interpretation of the data, drafting the article, final approval of the version to be published and will act as guarantor of this paper; FÖ: Drafting the study, data collection, caring for the patient; HY: Served as scientific advisor, participated in writing and technical editing of the manuscript; Sİ: Served as scientific advisor.
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Satar, M., Özlü, F., Yapıcıoğlu, H. et al. Corset Usage for Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Problems in a Newborn with Prune Belly Syndrome. Indian J Pediatr 83, 717–719 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-015-1975-0
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