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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1998;41(2):281-284. Published online February 15, 1998.

A Case of Genital Prolapse in Premature Baby

Woong Kyu WK Choi¹, Seung Cheol SC Lee¹, Yong Won YW Park¹, Chong Guk CG Lee¹, Sang Woo SW Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul Paik Hospital, College of Medicine Inje University, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Woong Kyu WK Choi ,Email: 1

Abstract

Neonatal genital prolapse is very rare and is usually associated with meningomyelocele or other anomalies of the central nervous system. Synonyms of genital prolapse are sacropubic hernia, pelvic relaxation, and pelvic organ prolapse. There are two types of genital prolapse including vaginal prolapse and uterovaginal prolapse. We experienced a case of uterovaginal prolapse in a 30 day-old premature infant, which was resolved with hypertonic saline pack on the 78th day of life. We report a case with the review of the literatures.

Keywords :Genital prolapse, Premature infant