| Literature DB >> 22451827 |
Noriko Hattori, Hideo Nakajima, Ikkei Tamada, Yoshiaki Sakamoto, Takayuki Ohira, Kazunari Yoshida, Takeshi Kawase, Kazuo Kishi.
Abstract
Cranial base reconstructions associated with tumor resections around the orbital wall often require that both the upper and lateral orbital walls be reconstructed during a single procedure. Previously, we used titanium mesh plates that were preoperatively fabricated based on three-dimensional models. Although these plates are precise and do not increase the probability of infection, we still had to use autologous bones to reconstruct the orbital walls. Recently, we developed a new titanium mesh plate-called Skull-Fit(®)-with orbital wall (Skull-Fit WOW(®)), enabling us to reconstruct the cranial base and orbital walls without bone grafts. Here, we report on three reconstruction cases in which the novel titanium mesh-orbital wall system was used. In all three cases, the customized titanium mesh system performed satisfactorily with little, if any, complications.Entities:
Keywords: Skull-Fit WOW®; Titanium mesh plate; meningioma; skull base reconstruction
Year: 2011 PMID: 22451827 PMCID: PMC3312134 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280684
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Skull Base ISSN: 1531-5010