Claire Sanger1, Lisa David, Louis Argenta. 1. Wake Forest Baptist Medical School, Department of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery, North Carolina, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To present the current surgical options for minimally invasive surgery for treatment of craniosynostosis. RECENT FINDINGS: Minimally invasive procedures are well tolerated treatment options for patients with craniosynostosis. Suturectomy and helmet therapy is a treatment option for scaphocephaly with minimal blood loss and length of hospital stay. Spring-mediated cranioplasty is, in addition, a well tolerated and effective treatment option for scaphocephaly. SUMMARY: In patients with multiple suture craniosynostosis, surgical techniques that utilize spring-assisted surgery can provide decreased morbidity with better bone formation made available for a second operation. Continued basic science research and clinical studies will expand the use and provide further minimally invasive procedures to infants with craniosynostosis.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To present the current surgical options for minimally invasive surgery for treatment of craniosynostosis. RECENT FINDINGS: Minimally invasive procedures are well tolerated treatment options for patients with craniosynostosis. Suturectomy and helmet therapy is a treatment option for scaphocephaly with minimal blood loss and length of hospital stay. Spring-mediated cranioplasty is, in addition, a well tolerated and effective treatment option for scaphocephaly. SUMMARY: In patients with multiple suture craniosynostosis, surgical techniques that utilize spring-assisted surgery can provide decreased morbidity with better bone formation made available for a second operation. Continued basic science research and clinical studies will expand the use and provide further minimally invasive procedures to infants with craniosynostosis.
Authors: Rowland H Han; Dennis C Nguyen; Brent S Bruck; Gary B Skolnick; Chester K Yarbrough; Sybill D Naidoo; Kamlesh B Patel; Alex A Kane; Albert S Woo; Matthew D Smyth Journal: J Neurosurg Pediatr Date: 2015-11-20 Impact factor: 2.375