Ultrasound-Guided Needle Aspiration of Cranial Epidural Hematoma in a Neonate: Treating a Rare Complication of Vacuum Extraction

Akshaya Vachharajani; Amit Mathur

doi:10.1055/s-2002-36837

American Journal of Perinatology, Table of Contents

Am J Perinatol 2002; 19(8): 401-404
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-36837

Ultrasound-Guided Needle Aspiration of Cranial Epidural Hematoma in a Neonate: Treating a Rare Complication of Vacuum Extraction

Akshaya Vachharajani, Amit Mathur

Division of Newborn Medicine, Children's Hospital at St. Louis, Missouri

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Epidural hematoma is a rare form of neonatal birth injury accounting for 2% of newborn intracranial hemorrhage. We report the first case of ultrasound-guided needle aspiration of a cranial epidural hematoma in a neonate who also suffered subgaleal and intraparenchymal hemorrhage as a complication of vacuum extraction.

KEYWORD

Epidural hematoma - ultrasound-guided aspiration

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