[Cranial lesions due to forceps delivery].

Abstract

Deliveries with forceps or vacuum-extraction increase the incidence of perinatal craneoencephalic lesions, for which reason cesarean sections are performed more frequently. We report 3 cases of cranial lesions due to forceps deliveries, 2 with depressed skull fractures and 1 with a depressed fracture and an associated epidural hematoma. Diagnosis is made on clinical and radiological founds with CT scan or MRI. Treatment is surgical and consists of elevation of the depressed fracture and evacuation of the hematoma. The correct use of forceps is very important to avoid this kind of lesions in the newborn, especially in cases of difficult delivery.

• Authors: F Villarejo, J M Belinchón, F Carceller, A Gómez-Sierra, A Pascual, F Cordobés, C Pérez-Díaz, B Rivero
• Journal: Neurocirugia (Asturias, Spain) (Neurocirugia (Astur)) Vol. 20 Issue 3 Pg. 262-4 (Jun 2009) ISSN: 1130-1473 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Lesiones craneales secundarias a parto asistido con forceps.
• PMID: 19575130 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Birth Injuries (etiology)
• Female
• Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Obstetrical Forceps (adverse effects)
• Pregnancy
• Skull Fracture, Depressed (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)