Barakat A Y, Baasiri G M, Mounla N A
J Med Liban. 1989;38(1):43-50.
In an attempt to define the incidence of congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urogenital system in Lebanon, 37,500 consecutive hospital records of newborn infant delivered at the American University of Beirut Medical Center from 1975 to 1985 were reviewed. The study revealed 6.32 abnormalities per 1000 newborns. These figures are lower than those reported in the literature, because of the very small number of autopsies performed in this country. A prospective, cooperative study by major nurseries in the country, performing fetal ultrasonography on every at-risk pregnancy, and the performance of more autopsies are needed to come out with more accurate figures on the incidence of these abnormalities in Lebanon. Early detection of congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract is of vital importance to institute early treatment to decrease the occurrence of end-stage renal disease.
为确定黎巴嫩肾脏及泌尿生殖系统先天性异常的发病率，我们回顾了1975年至1985年期间在贝鲁特美国大学医学中心连续出生的37500例新生儿的医院记录。研究显示，每1000例新生儿中有6.32例异常。由于该国进行尸检的数量极少，这些数字低于文献报道的数字。需要该国各大托儿所开展一项前瞻性合作研究，对每例高危妊娠进行胎儿超声检查，并进行更多尸检，以得出黎巴嫩这些异常发病率的更准确数字。早期发现肾脏和尿路先天性异常对于尽早开展治疗以减少终末期肾病的发生至关重要。
