Management of sacral dimples detected on routine newborn examination: A case series and review

Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-95

  Lee, A C W ^a,b   Kwong, N S ^a   Wong, Y C ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b East Shore Hospital   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dermal sinus; Neonatal screening; Neural tube defects; Physical examination; Spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN SCREENING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SACRAL DIMPLE; SKIN MALFORMATION;

EID: 34247487986     PISSN: 10139923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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