Does Urinary Tract Ultrasound Have Its Place in the Treatment of Early Neonatal Jaundice? Neonatal Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage: Case Report.

We present a male neonate born at term, with early neonatal jaundice of unknown cause and without evi-dence of perinatal infection. Ultrasound of the urinary tract revealed hypoechoic formations in the upper poles of both kidneys, confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen. Clinical and laboratory test results showed no signs of adrenal insufficiency. There was no confirmation of em-bryonic tumor or neuroblastoma. Ultrasound of the urinary tract as an available and noninvasive test has its place in the treatment of early neonatal jaundice of unknown cause. Additional invasive treat-ment and unnecessary laparotomy can be avoided with ultrasound monitoring of the formation re-gression. PMID: 30256026 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Acta Clinica Croatica - Category: General Medicine Tags: Acta Clin Croat Source Type: research