Prune belly syndrome (Eagle-Barrett syndrome) causes partial or complete absence of the stomach muscles, undescended testes and/or urinary tract malformations.
Overview
What is prune belly syndrome (Eagle-Barrett syndrome)?
Prune Belly syndrome – also known as Eagle-Barrett Syndrome – is a very rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder that causes a child’s stomach to have a wrinkled, prune-like appearance.
Prune belly syndrome (Eagle-Barrett syndrome) can cause a variety of complications, including:
Failure of both testes to descend into the scrotum (bilateral cryptorchidism)
Malformations of the urinary tract, including abnormal dilation (widening) of the ureters (tubes that drain urine from the kidneys to the bladder), pooling and/or backflow of urine in the ureters (hydroureter) and kidneys (hydronephrosis)
Partial or complete absence of the stomach (abdominal) muscles
Underdevelopment of the lungs (pulmonary hypoplasia)
Signs and Symptoms
What are the signs and symptoms of prune belly syndrome (Eagle-Barrett syndrome)?
Blood and pus in the urine
Clubfoot (twisted foot or feet)
Deformed chest, such as flaring of the ribs, a horizontal depression under the chest (Harrison groove) or narrowing of the chest (pigeon breast)
Navel (belly button) that appears as a vertical slit
Wrinkled or prune-like appearance of the stomach, due to the missing abdominal muscles
Undescended testes (in males)
Causes
What is the causes of prune belly syndrome (Eagle-Barrett syndrome)?
The cause of this condition is unknown.
