Congenital Depressed Skull Fracture Lifting with Suction Cup: A Therapeutic Alternative to Surgery

• 作者: André Tokpa Konan Serge Yao Louis Derou Oka Dominique N’dri
• 来源期刊: 现代神经外科学进展(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: CONGENITAL SKULL FRACTURE DEPRESSED SKULL FRACTURE SUCTION Cup
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（2）
• 页码范围: 115-122
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Congenital skull fractures of newborn are rare and create medico-legal problems. Their management is controversial. Between surgery considered too aggressive and uncertain conservative attitude, reduction by suction cup or breast pump is an alternative. The authors report their experience through a case of successful resolution of a congenital depressed skull fracture using a suction cup in a newborn at 13 day of life followed by a literature review. This technique avoids the usual complications of surgery and reduces the anxiety of parents related to surgery. It also avoids the anxiety of having a newborn with a recessed skull and a conservative attitude with uncertain outcome.