TY - JOUR
T1 - Iatrogenic encephalocele
T2 - a rare complication of vacuum extraction delivery
AU - Jeltema, Hanne-Rinck
AU - Hoving, Eelco W
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Encephalocele/etiology
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Infant, Newborn
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Meningocele/etiology
KW - Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical/adverse effects
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82455162568&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00381-011-1600-0
DO - 10.1007/s00381-011-1600-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 21987344
SN - 0256-7040
VL - 27
SP - 2193
EP - 2195
JO - Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
JF - Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
IS - 12
ER -