Study of congenital malformations in newborn

CLASSIFICATION OF CONGENITAL MIDDLE AND EXTERNAL EAR MALFORMATIONS: CT STUDY

The authors used high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) for studying 52 congenitally malformed ears in 45 children between five and 10 years of age. In six children the malformations were bilateral. The malformations clinically manifested as microtia, atresia of the external auditory canal and conductive deafness. Analyzing anatomical details and pathological changes on HRCT axial sec...

Congenital Heart Malformations in Newborn Babies with Low Birth Weight.

UNLABELLED Congenital heart malformations represent a public health problem, holding a significant percentage of the total of heart diseases. Beside the elevated frequency of the malformations, we also notice their occurrence in newborn babies with low birth weight, increasing, thus, the risk of complications and late therapeutic approach. The goal of the study was to highlight the general and ...

Some congenital malformations necessitating emergency operations in the newborn period.

Frequency of Congenital Cardiac Malformations in the Neonates with Congenital Hypothyroidism

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a prevalent disorder, which is associated with several other congenital anomalies, especially cardiac diseases. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) in the neonates with CH.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on two groups of 79 subjects to compare the type and frequency of congenital ca...

Statins and congenital malformations: cohort study

OBJECTIVE To examine the teratogenic potential of statins. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING United States. PARTICIPANTS A cohort of 886,996 completed pregnancies linked to liveborn infants of women enrolled in Medicaid from 2000 to 2007. METHODS We examined the risk of major congenital malformations and organ specific malformations in offspring associated with maternal use of a statin in th...