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Iatrogenic encephalocele: a rare complication of vacuum extraction delivery

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 su...

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Autores principales: Jeltema, Hanne-Rinck, Hoving, Eelco W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3217141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21987344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00381-011-1600-0