A Needle in the Fetal Brain: The Rare Role of Transabdominal Cephalocentesis in Fetal Hydrocephalus
| Autor: | Amogh Ananda Rao, Ashutosh Suresh, Chiranth Nadig, Shobha Dhananjaya, P Swetha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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transabdominal cephalocentesis
medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Fetus Obstetrics Vaginal delivery business.industry General Engineering Brain tissue 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Pediatrics Fetal brain Hydrocephalus 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cerebrospinal fluid Pediatric Surgery medicine Obstetrics/Gynecology fetal hydrocephalus business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Fetal hydrocephalus is a fairly common occurrence in pregnant women, surfacing early or late in the pregnancy. The perinatal and pediatric outcomes are largely determined by the cause of hydrocephalus and the extent of the irreversible destruction of the brain tissue. In pregnancies where the fetal prognosis is unfavorable, aspirating the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to facilitate vaginal delivery is an option. In this report, we present the case of a primigravida with term fetal hydrocephalus who underwent ultrasound-guided transabdominal cephalocentesis and subsequently delivered vaginally without any adverse perinatal outcomes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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