TY - JOUR
T1 - Prenatal features of bladder agenesis in a female fetus with genital transposition
AU - Crocoli, Alessandro
AU - Zaccara, Antonio Maria
AU - Pisaturo, Maria Laura
AU - Salata, Michele
AU - Conforti, Andrea
AU - Schettini, Sergio
AU - Rivosecchi, Massimo
PY - 2016/1/2
Y1 - 2016/1/2
N2 - Bladder agenesis is a rare condition, mostly affecting females, where diagnosis is usually made in infancy when investigating urinary incontinence. Neonatal cases are uncommon, and none have been reported antenatally. The few male patients with this condition rarely survive: among associated anomalies, different degrees of penoscrotal transposition are the most evident feature. The association of genital transposition in a female infant with prenatal description of bladder agenesis has not been previously reported. Early diagnosis is important, enabling planning of surgical reconstruction early in life and appropriate parental counseling.
AB - Bladder agenesis is a rare condition, mostly affecting females, where diagnosis is usually made in infancy when investigating urinary incontinence. Neonatal cases are uncommon, and none have been reported antenatally. The few male patients with this condition rarely survive: among associated anomalies, different degrees of penoscrotal transposition are the most evident feature. The association of genital transposition in a female infant with prenatal description of bladder agenesis has not been previously reported. Early diagnosis is important, enabling planning of surgical reconstruction early in life and appropriate parental counseling.
KW - bladder agenesis
KW - genital transposition
KW - prenatal diagnosis
KW - urinary incontinence
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U2 - 10.3109/15513815.2015.1122122
DO - 10.3109/15513815.2015.1122122
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84954394181
VL - 35
SP - 37
EP - 42
JO - Fetal and Pediatric Pathology
JF - Fetal and Pediatric Pathology
SN - 1551-3815
IS - 1
ER -