Skull fracture during instrumental delivery using spatulas: A case report with CT-scan imaging

Didier Riethmuller; Marine Schaeffer; Pierre-Louis Forey; Marie Chevallier; Corentin Berthet; Véronique Equy; Pascale Hoffmann

doi:10.1016/j.jogoh.2021.102108

Skull fracture during instrumental delivery using spatulas: A case report with CT-scan imaging

J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2021 May;50(5):102108. doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2021.102108. Epub 2021 Mar 6.

Authors

Didier Riethmuller¹, Marine Schaeffer², Pierre-Louis Forey², Marie Chevallier³, Corentin Berthet⁴, Véronique Equy², Pascale Hoffmann²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynaecol-Obstetric and Reproductive Medecine, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Gynaecol-Obstetric and Reproductive Medecine, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
³ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.
⁴ Department of Interventional Radiology, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.

PMID: 33689860
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2021.102108

Abstract

Neonatal skull fracture is rare and instrumental delivery is one of the risk factors. We present a case of parietal bone fracture in a term newborn with Thierry's spatulas who benefited from a 3D brain scan. If many cases have been reported with the use of forceps whatever their type, our case is to our knowledge the first one described with spatulas.

Keywords: Birth trauma; Operative delivery; Spatulas.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Equipment Design
Female
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / diagnostic imaging
Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / etiology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Obstetrical Forceps / adverse effects*
Parietal Bone / injuries*
Pregnancy
Skull Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Skull Fractures / etiology*
Uterine Contraction*
Young Adult