[The prune-belly syndrome].

All features of the Prune-Belly syndrome--the congenital deficiency of the abdominal musculature with associated malformations of the urinary tract--are presented. The report is divided into the following headings: definition, etiology, morbidity, pathomorphology, staging, correlated pathology and therapy. The therapeutic strategy as proposed 1978 by Woodard et al. is emphasized. A report on six own cases is included.