Hypoplastic or absent mandibular frenulum: A new predictive sign of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Authors
De Felice, C Di Maggio, G Zagordo, L Parrini, S Toti, P Tota, G Bagnoli, F
Citation
C. De Felice et al., Hypoplastic or absent mandibular frenulum: A new predictive sign of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, J PEDIAT, 136(3), 2000, pp. 408-410
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
00223476 → ACNP
Volume
136
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
408 - 410
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(200003)136:3<408:HOAMFA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Among 25 patients with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, a hypoplastic or abse nt mandibular frenulum was noted in 92%, compared with 1.6% of 319 control infants (P < .001). This previously unrecognized sign may prove helpful in identifying newborns at risk of developing the disorder.