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abdominal muscles, eagle-barrett syndrome, prune belly syndrome, group of congenital anomalies characterized by three major findings, deficient development of abdominal muscles, causing the skin, the abdomen to wrinkle, a prune, undescended testicle, urinary tract anomalies, underlying causes, prune belly syndrome, unknown, 96-97% of cases, boys, expectant mothers carrying affected infants, develop varying degrees of oligohydramnios, insufficient amniotic fluid, make it likely the infant, have lung problems, potter syndrome, newborn infant has a wrinkled abdomen that looks, a prune, the abdomen swelled, fluid, in the womb, lost that fluid after birth, wrinkles of excess skin, appearance is accentuated by the lack of adequate abdominal musculature, many infants, either stillborn, die, the first few weeks of life from severe lung, kidney problems, of congenital anomalies, skin on abdomen wrinkled, a prune, undescended testicle, club foot, abnormal limbs, occasionally observed, oligohydramnios, decreased, absent amniotic fluid, dilated renal collecting structures, dilated bladder, findings, underdeveloped lungs, heart anomalies, gastrointestinal anomalies, musculoskeletal abnormalities, following tests, diagnose the condition, ultrasound, x-ray, intravenous pyelogram, ivp, blood tests, surgery, repair genitourinary anomalies is common, antibiotics to avoid, treat urinary tract infection, prune belly syndrome, serious, life threatening problem, many newborns survive, varying degree of chronic problems, stillborn, die, in the first two years of life, complications depend on the associated abnormalities, most common, chronic renal failure, club foot, prune belly syndrome, diagnosed, birth, time of birth, child, diagnosed prune belly syndrome, first sign of a urinary tract infection, urinary symptoms, child is diagnosed, distended bladder, enlarged kidneys on prenatal ultrasound, seek prompt consultation, a specialist in high-risk obstetrics, a perinatologist, no known guaranteed prevention, a prenatal diagnosis of urinary tract obstruction is made, prevent it from progressing to prune belly syndrome, prenatal surgery.