Congenital depression of the fetal skull: case report and review of literature.
Congenital skull depression in babies delivered by cesarean section (C/S) is an extremely rare occurrence and its etiology is frequently unknown. Such depression may be associated with brain injury and permanent cosmetic deformity. Surgical therapy is not the only choice since cranial CT is useful for identification of intracranial damage. In our case, CT scan revealed no intracranial injury and neurological examination of the baby was normal. Thereafter, the baby was managed expectantly and spontaneous resolution of the skull depression was noted by 14 weeks of age.
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Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Airforce General Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed