Congenital duplication of the superior sagittal sinus and parietal encephalocele after vacuum extraction delivery

• Verfasst von: Neumann, Jan-Oliver [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Herweh, Christian [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Halatsch, Marc-Eric [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Congenital duplication of the superior sagittal sinus and parietal encephalocele after vacuum extraction delivery
• Verf.angabe: Jan-Oliver Neumann, Christian Herweh, Marc-Eric Halatsch
• Jahr: 2010
• Umfang: 4 S.
• Fussnoten: Online veröffentlicht: 29 July 2009 ; Gesehen am 12.05.2023
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Acta neurochirurgica
• Ort Quelle: Wien [u.a.] : Springer, 1950
• Jahr Quelle: 2010
• Band/Heft Quelle: 152(2010), 4, Seite 713-716
• ISSN Quelle: 0942-0940
• DOI: doi:10.1007/s00701-009-0470-7
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Birth trauma
• Sach-SW: Encephalocele
• Sach-SW: Vacuum extraction
• K10plus-PPN: 1845272811

Abstract

A newly-born infant with a congenital dural and bony defect and an associated short-segmented duplication of the superior sagittal sinus suffered from herniation and infarction of parietal brain tissue secondary to vacuum extraction. This ultimately led to the formation of a subgaleal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection. Initial operative closure of the encephalocele was performed by attaching a galeal flap to the periostium surrounding the congenital defect. As the bony defect developed characteristics of a growing fracture later on, dural repair, transplantation of a split-bone flap and, finally, the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt became necessary. This case affirms that stringent indication and cautious usage of vacuum-assisted delivery is strongly recommended, especially in view of the possibility that undetected congenital cranial, vascular and/or cerebral alterations may be present.