Authors: P J Anderson N R McLean D J David
Publish Date: 2005/05/11
Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 94-98
Abstract
The current management of craniosynostosis is focussed on an affected child who presents with abnormality of the head shape shortly after birth We report four cases of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis recently seen in a 4month period presenting to the Australian Craniofacial Unit ACFU where all the mothers had prolonged and difficult labour This included emergency caesarian section in two cases and perineal repair in the other two cases Interestingly all these women had undergone prenatal ultrasound examination and critical retrospective review highlighted that craniosynostosis could be observed in their children prenatally These cases highlight that children with craniosynostosis at birth can be associated with morbidity of both mother and her child but this may be preventable as careful review of an antenatal ultrasound examination tends to reveal craniosynostosis
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