Cullen M T, Athanassiadis A P, Grannum P, Green J J, Hobbins J C
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
Fetal Ther. 1989;4(2-3):73-7. doi: 10.1159/000263426.
The pathogenesis of the prune belly syndrome is unclear. The proposed etiologies include a distal obstructive uropathy or a mesodermal defect of the anterior abdominal wall and urinary tract. Detection of increased intravesicular pressure might identify those fetuses with an obstructive etiology who, therefore, would benefit from shunting.