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Compound Presentation
- See Also
- Definition
- Hand prolapses alongside fetal head
- Epidemiology
- Incidence: 0.04 TO 0.14%
- More common in prematurity
- Signs
- Digital cervical exam
- Hand palpated beside presenting fetal head
- Digital cervical exam
- Differential Diagnosis
- Fetal foot beside head
- Management
- Expectant management
- Vaginal delivery usually occurs
- Consider repositioning if descent arrested
- Elevate fetal hand
- Bring head downward
- Expectant management
Compound presentation (C0426178) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Finding (T033) |
| ICD9 | 652.8 |
| English | Compound presentation, Compound presentation of fetus |
| Spanish | presentacion compuesta del feto, presentacion fetal compuesta |
| Parent Concepts | Fetal Malpresentation (C0233256), Reason not stated concept (C1276325) |
| Sources | MTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |