[Morphologic manifestations of "prune belly" syndrome as shown by autopsy and surgical speciments].

The organs were morphologically studied in 21 children at the age of 4 days to 12 who died of or were operated for "prune belly" syndrome. Muscle hypoplasia and muscle aplasia in 2 cases in the anterior abdominal wall were found. Dysplastic processes with chronic pyelonephritis and ureteritis were observed in the kidneys and ureters. The relation of kidney and ureter dysplasia with intrauterine cytomegaly was suspected in 4 cases.