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The prune belly syndrome: report of a rare case and review of literature

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  1. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    Kristoff Verdonck, Gregory Van Eeckhout & Paul Wylock

  2. Department of Urology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090, Brussels, Belgium

    Veerle De Boe

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Verdonck, K., Van Eeckhout, G., De Boe, V. et al. The prune belly syndrome: report of a rare case and review of literature. Eur J Plast Surg 35, 241–243 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-010-0525-2

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