Fetal head injury from intentional penetrating abdominal trauma in pregnancy.
A male fetus was extruded from the uterus following multiple lower abdominal stab wounds to the mother. He was brought to the emergency room at 8 hours of age. He had sustained a compound skull fracture with brain contusion. There was no neurological deficit. Debridement and primary wound closure were undertaken. His mother had multiple lacerations to the uterus and a laceration of the fundus of the bladder. Following resuscitation, she had repair of the uterus and bladder and made an uneventful recovery. At 3 years of age, the boy is developing normally.
Shehu
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BB
Regional Centre for Neurosurgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria. bellobalas@yahoo.co.uk
Ismail
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NJ
Hassan
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Mahmud
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MR
Lasseini
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A
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*