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A Case of Congenital Megacystis Due to Non-Obstructive Urinary Retention Associated with Intestinal Malrotation and Hypoperistalsis
Tai Young Ham, Jeong Hoon Kim, Ji Hong Kim, Jae Seung Lee, Seok Ju Han, Choon Sik Yoon, Soon Won Hong
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(1):95-99.   Published online January 15, 2004
Congenital megacystis with bilateral hydroureteronephrosis is most commonly associated with posterior urethral valves, prune-belly syndrome, vesicoureteral reflux, or nonrefluxing, nonobstructive megaureters. Among the other cause of congenital megacystis, megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome(MMIHS), which is characterized by megacystis, microcolon and hypoperistalsis of the intestines with resultant abdominal distension, is a rare cause of functional obstruction of urinary tracts in childhood. It was...