RENAL ANOMALIES IN THE NEWBORN FOUND BY DEEP PALPATION

摘要: The policy of vigorous palpation the abdomen during initial examination 10,000 newborn infants was followed routinely with special emphasis on tracing outline kidneys. Renal anomalies were suspected in 71 infants, and their presence later proved 55 these. Horseshoe kidney occurred most frequently, closely by unilateral renal agenesis. ease examining, slight expenditure time, relatively high incidence discovered make this maneuver an important part routine infants.