We report a case of fatal intra-abdominal bleeding in a term newborn delivered by vacuum extractor and Kristeller manouvre. Although autopsy was not performed in compliance with the parents′ wishes, there is strong evidence of a massive abdominal haemorrhage due to injuries of the hypochondriac organs probably leading to disconnection of a vascular pedicle.
Neonatal Hemoperitoneum: Unexpected Birth Trauma with Fatal Consequences / Pignotti MS; Fiorini P; Donzelli G; Messineo A. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEONATOLOGY. - ISSN 2249-4847. - STAMPA. - 2:(2013), pp. 143-145. [10.4103/2249-4847.120006]
Neonatal Hemoperitoneum: Unexpected Birth Trauma with Fatal Consequences
DONZELLI, GIAN PAOLO;MESSINEO, ANTONIO
2013
Abstract
We report a case of fatal intra-abdominal bleeding in a term newborn delivered by vacuum extractor and Kristeller manouvre. Although autopsy was not performed in compliance with the parents′ wishes, there is strong evidence of a massive abdominal haemorrhage due to injuries of the hypochondriac organs probably leading to disconnection of a vascular pedicle.
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