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Examination revealed a flabby, wrinkled abdomen with bulging flanks, easily palpable enlarged hydronephrotic kidneys, a hypoplastic scrotum and absent testes. After obtaining written informed consent and ensuring appropriate fasting, caudal anaesthesia was administered in the lateral position under ketamine sedation. Surgery was performed laparoscopically in the supine position. Adequate surgical conditions were achieved without airway instrumentation or neuromuscular blockade, and the perioperative course was uneventful. This case highlights that in carefully selected infants undergoing short, uncomplicated laparoscopic procedures, high-volume dilute caudal anaesthesia with sedation can be a safe and effective alternative to general anaesthesia in PBS.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1136\/bcr-2025-269809","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,10]],"date-time":"2026-02-10T15:23:11Z","timestamp":1770736991000},"page":"e269809","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Management of an infant with prune belly syndrome under caudal anaesthesia undergoing laparoscopic surgery"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Mahesh","family":"Nayak","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thrivikram","family":"Shenoy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India"},{"name":"Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute, Mangalore, Karnataka, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5989-4166","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sachin","family":"Sogal P","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nivedhitha","family":"R","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India"},{"name":"Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026021023551329000_19.2.e269809.1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"721","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.6.5.721","article-title":"Congenital deficiency of abdominal musculature with associated genitourinary abnormalities: A syndrome. 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