SHOULD CHILDREN WITH ISOLATED PREAURICULAR TAGS BE ROUTINELY EVALUATED FOR ASSOCIATED RENAL AND CARDIAC MALFORMATIONS?
Cigdem Ulukaya Durakbasa1, Murat Mutus1, Ferhan Meric2, Elif Sirlioglu3, Yusuf Ayhan2, Savas Dedeoglu2, Varol Sehiralti1, Nadir Tosyali1, Nurten Andac3 1SB Goztepe Egitim Hastanesi, Cocuk Cerrahisi Klinigi, Istanbul, Trkiye 2SB Goztepe Egitim Hastanesi, Cocuk Kardiyolojisi Klinigi, Istanbul, Trkiye 3SB Goztepe Egitim Hastanesi, Radyoloji Klinigi, Istanbul, Trkiye Keywords: Preauricular, tag, trag, renal, cardiac, children Objective: The aim is to assess the rate of coexistence of renal and cardiac anomalies in children with isolated preauricular tags and to determine whether routine evaluation for such associated malformations is warranted. Methods: All children presented to the outpatients clinic with the complaint of isolated preauricular tag were prospectively included in the study between the years 1995-2004. Syndromic children were excluded. Urinary tract ultrasonography (USG) and cardiac evaluation were employed in all. Results: The study included 46 children. The median age was
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