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What Does Tiffa Scan Showing Large Defect Involving Occipital Bone With Herniation Of Brain Mean?
Sir, my wife completed her 6 months of pregnancy by june19th....on 19th, doctor done the scanning, suggested to tiffa scan as baby s head is not visible...we have done the tiffa scan yesterday... Tiffa shows E/o large defect(25 mm) involving occipital bone with herniation of brain - skull occipital encephalocele..... Now what we should do.... Doctor told It is very dangerous to continue
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
Hello,
The scan reads in basic language is - The brain is bulging out of the skull bone and even with modern treatments it is not possible to fix damage brain part if any occurred or may occur during delivery (which is high probability). Any damage will make the life of unborn child miserable in addition to care giver's life as well. Short answer is follow the gynecologist's advice.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jay Patel, General & Family Physician
The scan reads in basic language is - The brain is bulging out of the skull bone and even with modern treatments it is not possible to fix damage brain part if any occurred or may occur during delivery (which is high probability). Any damage will make the life of unborn child miserable in addition to care giver's life as well. Short answer is follow the gynecologist's advice.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jay Patel, General & Family Physician
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