Abstract

LEON-HERNANDEZ, M.A.; ACOSTA-LEON, J.  and  CARDENAS-CAMARENA, L.. Prune Belly Syndrome: aesthetic improvement surgery and abdominal reconstruction. Cir. plást. iberolatinoam. [online]. 2015, vol.41, n.2, pp.175-178. ISSN 1989-2055.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0376-78922015000200008.

Prune Belly Syndrome is a rare congenital disease in which besides the genitourinary manifestations, the abdominal wall is affected in all patients with various degrees of involvement. We present the case of a male with a follow-up of 15 years, during which 2 surgeries were performed in the abdominal wall: the first at age 8 with the Montfort technique, and the last one 14 years afterwards to correct skin folds and abdominal asymmetry, carrying out and abdominoplasty with the Grazer approach to achieve a better containment through a polypropilene mesh and enhancement of abdominal wall aesthetics. There were no complications during the 2 procedures and very satisfactory aesthetic results were obtained. We propose a surgical alternative for those cases in which the first surgery does not resolve wall defects and abdominal aesthetics.

Keywords : Prune Belly Syndrome; Abdominoplasty; Abdominal wall defects.

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