Megacystis (fetal)
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Fetal megacystis{{Cite journal|last1=Taghavi|first1=K.|last2=Sharpe|first2=C.|last3=Stringer|first3=M. D.|date=February 2017|title=Fetal megacystis: A systematic review|journal=Journal of Pediatric Urology|volume=13|issue=1|pages=7–15|doi=10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.09.003|issn=1873-4898|pmid=27889224}} is a rare disease that is identified by an abnormally large or distended bladder.
Cause
Megacystis may be associated with Berdon syndrome (MMIH syndrome).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zAyttWLmWawC&dq=Megacystis&pg=PA143|title=Fetal Disorders: Diagnosis and Management|last=Petrikovsky|first=Boris M.|date=1999|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780471191520|pages=143}}
Diagnosis
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Fetal megacystis is diagnosed during pregnancy by ultrasound imaging procedures. Since it can be associated with genetic abnormalities, further ultrasounds and tests may be administered during pregnancy. It may also be diagnosed as megalocystis, and/or termed megabladder, which is the same condition.{{cn|date=April 2021}}
Megacystis is listed as a rare disease by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which means it affects fewer than 200,000 people within the U.S.{{cn|date=April 2021}}
Treatment
Megacystis can often be treated pharmacologically or with biofeedback to improve bladder functioning, if the child survives past early infancy.
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External links
- [http://www.emedicine.com/cgi-bin/foxweb.exe/searchengine@/em/searchengine?boolean=and&book=all&maxhits=100&HiddenURL=&query=megacystis Emedicine.com search on megacystis]