Abstract
A 40-week gestational age infant was delivered by cesarean section because of intense contractions and pathological fetal heart rate pattern. The umbilical artery pH was 7.03, Apgar scores were 1/4/7 at 1, 5 and 10 min of age. The 3,250-gram infant had a skull depression of 5 x 7 cm in the left temporal-parietal region with a depth of 1.5 cm. There were no edemas or hematomas in this area; neurological examination was normal. ACT scan did not show a fracture, but the cortex below the depression appeared slightly compressed. At the age of 11 days, the depressed part of the parietal squama was surgically elevated. The child was discharged in good condition 8 days later and remained well at a 6-month follow-up examination.
| Translated title of the contribution | Congenital skull depression: Case report and review of the literature |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 121-124 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Gynakologisch-geburtshilfliche Rundschau |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |