Abstract
Vacuum extraction is a frequently used form of assisted vaginal delivery. Here we describe a child who was born by vacuum extraction delivery. Days after the birth, a frontal swelling, which was thought to be a caput succedaneum, enlarged. Imaging revealed an iatrogenic encephalocele with a large subcutaneous CSF collection. Surgical reconstruction was performed. A parasagittal dura defect was closed. There was no involvement of the superior sagittal sinus. To our knowledge, encephalocele is an infrequent complication of vacuum extraction delivery, rarely described in literature. The child had a good recovery after the operation, without neurologic deficits.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2193-5 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Encephalocele/etiology
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Meningocele/etiology
- Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical/adverse effects
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