Vol. 119 No. 3 (2014)
Original Article

Bathrocephaly: a case report of a head shape associated with a persistent mendosal suture

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  • Justin Davanzo,
  • Thomas Samson,
  • R. Shane Tubbs,
  • Elias Rizk

Published 2015-02-17

Keywords

  • bathrocephaly

How to Cite

Davanzo, J., Samson, T., Tubbs, R. S., & Rizk, E. (2015). Bathrocephaly: a case report of a head shape associated with a persistent mendosal suture. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology, 119(3), 263–267. Retrieved from https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/ijae/article/view/1262
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Abstract

Bathrocephaly is a posterior cranial deformity associated with failure of fusion of the mendosal suture. Infants are born with a prominent occipital bone. Here we discuss a case report of bathrocephaly in a newborn discussing management, imaging finding, differential diagnosis and relevant bony anatomy and development.

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