TY - JOUR PY - 2010// TI - Fetal head injury from intentional penetrating abdominal trauma in pregnancy JO - Annals of tropical paediatrics A1 - Shehu, B. B. A1 - Ismail, N. J. A1 - Hassan, I. A1 - Mahmud, M. R. A1 - Lasseini, A. SP - 69 EP - 72 VL - 30 IS - 1 N2 - A male fetus was extruded from the uterus following multiple lower abdominal stab wounds to the mother. He was brought to the emergency room at 8 hours of age. He had sustained a compound skull fracture with brain contusion. There was no neurological deficit. Debridement and primary wound closure were undertaken. His mother had multiple lacerations to the uterus and a laceration of the fundus of the bladder. Following resuscitation, she had repair of the uterus and bladder and made an uneventful recovery. At 3 years of age, the boy is developing normally.

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