| Renal Anomalies in Neonates with Isolated Preauricular Tags |
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Myung Eun Hong1, Seung Taek Yoo1, Eun Jung Choi1, Chang Woo Lee1, Seung Taek Park2, Yeon Kyun Oh3 |
1Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea
2Department of Anatomy, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea
3Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea |
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홍명은1, 유승택1, 최은정1, 이창우1, 박승택2, 오연균3 |
1원광대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실
2원광대학교 의과대학 해부학교실
3원광대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실, 원광 의과학 연구소 |
Correspondence:
Yeon Kyun Oh, Email: oyk5412@wonkwang.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: The aim of this study was to determine the role of renal ultrasonography in neonates with isolated preauricular tags.
Methods
: We performed a retrospective study of 10,997 newborn infants delivered from January 1995 to June 2003 in Wonkwang University Hospital. Nineteen newborns born with isolated preauricular tags were assessed for renal anomalies by performing renal ultrasonography within one week after birth. The study group was compared with a control group of 25 healthy neonates without preauricular tags during the same period, also using renal ultrasonography.
Results
: Preauricular tags were detected in 19 of 10,997(0.17%) neonates; 57.9% were found on the right side. Renal anomalies in neonates with isolated preauricular tags were detected in four infants (21.1%); this incidence was higher, but was not significant, compared with the control group. Types of anomalies were mild hydronephrosis of grade 1(3 cases) and 2(1 case) which were normalized within one year.
Conclusion
: Routine renal ultrasonography is not recommended for newborn infant with isolated preauricular tags. |
| Key Words:
Preauricular Tag, Renal anomaly, Anomaly, Newborn |
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