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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1986;29(1):79-83. Published online January 31, 1986.

A Case of Sacral Agenesis.

Cheol Lee¹, Byung Uk Park¹, Tae Gyu Hwang¹, Soon Yong Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics，Inje Medical College, Pusan Paik Hospital,

Abstract

Sacral agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly of the lower vertebral column which usually produces lower urinary tract dysfunction. The authors have reported a case of sacral agenesis which was found in a l-year-4-month old girl, who was born of a diabetic mother and had been suffered from recurrent urinary tract infection. A brief review of literatures was made.

Keywords :Sacral agenesis; Hemivertebra; Urinary tract infection.