Endoscopy-assisted craniosynostosis surgery followed by helmet therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical methods to treat craniosynostosis have evolved from a simple strip craniectomy to a diverse spectrum of partial or complete cranial vault remodeling with excellent results but often with high comorbidity. Therefore, minimal invasive craniosynostosis surgery has been explored in the last few decades. The main goal of minimal invasive craniosynostosis surgery is to reduce the morbidity and invasiveness of classical surgical procedures, with equal long-term results, both functional as well as cosmetic.

Methods

To reach these goals, we adopted endoscopy-assisted craniosynostosis surgery (EACS) supplemented with helmet molding therapy in 2005.

Results

We present in detail our surgical technique used for scaphocephaly, trigonocephaly, plagiocephaly, comp

SUBMITTER: Delye HHK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875112 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature