ABSTRACT
We present the findings in a series of 15 fetuses diagnosed as having a cephalocele.
Eleven cephaloceles were located in the occipital region and two each at the vertex
and the frontonasal region. Eleven fetuses were diagnosed before 24 weeks' gestation.
Nine families opted for an interruption. Of the two fetuses that went to term, one
had a benign meningocele and is growing normally at 18 months, the other died in the
neonatal period of associated cardiac anomalies. Of the four fetuses diagnosed after
24 weeks, one is normal (after surgery) at 9 months, two are severely handicapped,
and one died in the immediate postpartum period.
