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- S T Chasen, F A Chervenak, and L B McCullough.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
- Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 2001 Sep 1;185(3):734-6.
ObjectiveDestructive procedures to permit vaginal delivery of the fetus with hydrocephalus are rarely performed.Study DesignWe performed intrapartum cephalocentesis in 3 cases in which alobar holoprosencephaly was diagnosed in the third trimester.ResultsAll 3 fetuses were stillborn. Two delivered vaginally, and one delivered abdominally with a lower uterine incision.ConclusionsA reappraisal of the proper role of cephalocentesis in modern obstetrics is offered.
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