Presentation
Unsuccessful vacuum extraction; head pushed back through birth canal for caesarean section.
Patient Data
Age: 1 day
Gender: Male
From the case:
Traumatic delivery
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Cerebral, cerebellar, and possibly midbrain oedema represented by slit-like ventricles, effaced sulci, and narrowed left ambient cistern.
Case Discussion
Traumatic findings in a newborn whose head got stuck in the birth canal. Failed trial of vacuum assisted delivery; converted to caesarean section.