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. 2017 Jun 30;124(5):684–687. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(17)55609-8

Adrenal Hemorrhage in Neonates: Report of 5 Cases and Review of the Literature

FJ Khuri 1,*, DJ Alton 1, BE Hardy 1, GT Cook 1, BM Churchill 1
PMCID: PMC7131664  PMID: 7005460

Abstract

The differential diagnosis of masses in the suprarenal area in neonates is discussed in relation to clinical, laboratory and radiologic findings. Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage can be accurately diagnosed clinically. In the neonate neuroblastoma in situ is self-limiting and exploration to exclude it is unnecessary. Operative intervention should be reserved for controlling massive adrenal hemorrhage or if an abscess forms

Footnotes

Read at annual meeting of Northeastern Section, American Urological Association, Montreal, Canada, September 23–26, 1979.

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