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Ghizoni E, de Souza JPSAS, Raposo-Amaral CE, Denadai R, de Aquino HB, Raposo-Amaral CA, Joaquim AF, Tedeschi H, Bernardes LF, Jardini AL. 3D-Printed Craniosynostosis Model: New Simulation Surgical Tool. World Neurosurg 2017; 109:356-361. [PMID: 29061457 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Craniosynostosis is a complex disease once it involves deep anatomic perception, and a minor mistake during surgery can be fatal. The objective of this report is to present novel 3-dimensional-printed polyamide craniosynostosis models that can improve the understanding and treatment complex pathologies. METHODS The software InVesalius was used for segmentation of the anatomy image (from 3 patients between 6 and 9 months old). Afterward, the file was transferred to a 3-dimensional printing system and, with the use of an infrared laser, slices of powder PA 2200 were consecutively added to build a polyamide model of cranial bone. RESULTS The 3 craniosynostosis models allowed fronto-orbital advancement, Pi procedure, and posterior distraction in the operating room environment. All aspects of the craniofacial anatomy could be shown on the models, as well as the most common craniosynostosis pathologic variations (sphenoid wing elevation, shallow orbits, jugular foramen stenosis). Another advantage of our model is its low cost, about 100 U.S. dollars or even less when several models are produced. CONCLUSIONS Simulation is becoming an essential part of medical education for surgical training and for improving surgical safety with adequate planning. This new polyamide craniosynostosis model allowed the surgeons to have realistic tactile feedback on manipulating a child's bone and permitted execution of the main procedures for anatomic correction. It is a low-cost model. Therefore our model is an excellent option for training purposes and is potentially a new important tool to improve the quality of the management of patients with craniosynostosis.
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- Enrico Ghizoni
- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Institute of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery, SOBRAPAR Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- National Institute of Biofabrication, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- National Institute of Biofabrication, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Intracranial Volume Measurement: A Systematic Review and Comparison of Different Techniques. J Craniofac Surg 2017; 28:1746-1751. [DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000003929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the role of prenatal screening and counseling of parents of unborn children with syndromic craniosynostosis. 2. Recognize the genetic abnormalities, craniofacial phenotype, associated anomalies, and challenges associated with each of the five major forms of syndromic craniosynostosis. 3. Identify the pros and cons associated with timing and types of cranial vault remodeling techniques in this patient population. 4. Understand the risks and benefits associated with midface advancement with Le Fort III, Le Fort II plus zygomatic repositioning, monobloc, and facial bipartition. 5. Understand the important role of psychological counseling throughout childhood in this at-risk group. SUMMARY Crouzon, Apert, Pfeiffer, Muenke, and Saethre-Chotzen syndromes are the five most common forms of syndromic craniosynostosis. Although each has different genetic underpinnings and associated anomalies, their hallmark finding is turribrachycephaly most often associated with bicoronal craniosynostosis. The role of prenatal screening and counseling is growing, with caregivers becoming involved before birth. Multidisciplinary care from birth onward involves craniofacial plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists, ophthalmologists, orthodontists, anesthesiologists, psychologists, speech therapists, and geneticists. Early partial, or regional, craniectomy may be urgently indicated in multisuture cases with signs of increased intracranial pressure. Others may be managed successfully with posterior cranial vault distraction, middle vault expansion, or fronto-orbital advancement. Some authors have advocated early monobloc advancement for those patients who require acute airway intervention and globe protection, although the risks of these procedures are high. Many patients will require midfacial advancement with a Le Fort III, Le Fort II plus zygomatic repositioning, monobloc, or facial bipartition. The indications, risks, and benefits for each midfacial procedure must be considered, as this step in the treatment algorithm may carry the greatest functional and aesthetic benefits but also the potential for the greatest morbidity. At the culmination of facial growth, it is not uncommon for patients to require conventional orthognathic surgery and other bony contouring and soft-tissue procedures. Finally, an understanding of the psychological aspects of craniofacial difference, both in affected individuals and in their families, is essential to a successful, holistic approach.
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Ritvanen A, Savolainen M, Nowinski D, Saiepour D, Paulasto-Kröckel M, Hukki J, Tukiainen E, Leikola J. Force measurements during posterior calvarial vault osteodistraction: A novel measurement method. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2017; 45:981-989. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A Perioperative Risk Comparison of Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis in an Older Pediatric Population. J Craniofac Surg 2017; 27:1165-9. [PMID: 27380577 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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There is a growing literature on the advantages of posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis (PVDO) in infants, particularly those with syndromic and multisuture craniosynostosis. This study aims to compare perioperative outcomes of PVDO in older patients to those of infants. A prospective craniofacial database was queried for patients aged 5 and older undergoing PVDO; controls were diagnosis-matched infants. Demographic, perioperative, and distraction data was compared using a 2-sample t test and Fisher exact test.Twenty patients met inclusion criteria, and all had syndromic craniosynostosis. Mean age was 9.2 years for the older group, and 0.7 years for the younger. Older children had less weight-based blood loss (mean 58.6 ± 38.8 versus 14.6 ± 7.0 cc/kg, control versus older, P = 0.0092) and weight-based transfusion (mean 70.1 ± 37.2 versus 21.2 ± 9.9 cc/kg, control versus older, P = 0.0023); other perioperative variables were similar including duration of surgery, length of stay, distance distracted, time in consolidation, and length of follow-up. All patients in both groups successfully completed PVDO, and all older patients had resolution of papilledema and/or headaches. One from each group developed a wound infection that was treated with oral antibiotics.Posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis is a safe and efficacious for cranial vault expansion in syndromic craniosynostosis, with similar perioperative outcomes in older children as compared to infants. Posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis may be a reasonable alternative in older syndromic patients with acceptable frontal morphology and concerns for increased intracranial pressure.
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Ghizoni E, Denadai R, Raposo-Amaral CA, Joaquim AF, Tedeschi H, Raposo-Amaral CE. Diagnosis of infant synostotic and nonsynostotic cranial deformities: a review for pediatricians. REVISTA PAULISTA DE PEDIATRIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2016. [PMID: 27256993 PMCID: PMC5176072 DOI: 10.1016/j.rppede.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Objective: To review the current comprehensive care for nonsyndromic craniosynostosis and nonsynostotic cranial deformity and to offer an overall view of these craniofacial conditions. Data source: The review was conducted in the PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS databases without time or language restrictions. Relevant articles were selected for the review. Data synthesis: We included the anatomy and physiology of normal skull development of children, discussing nuances related to nomenclature, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment of the most common forms of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis. The clinical criteria for the differential diagnosis between positional deformities and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis were also discussed, giving to the pediatrician subsidies for a quick and safe clinical diagnosis. If positional deformity is accurately diagnosed, it can be treated successfully with behavior modification. Diagnostic doubts and craniosynostosis patients should be referred straightaway to a multidisciplinary craniofacial center. Conclusions: Pediatricians are in the forefront of the diagnosis of patients with cranial deformities. Thus, it is of paramount importance that they recognize subtle cranial deformities as it may be related to premature fusion of cranial sutures.
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- Enrico Ghizoni
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil.
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- Instituto de Cirurgia e Plástica Crânio Facial, Hospital Sobrapar, Campinas, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil
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BACKGROUND The use of posterior cranial vault distraction for the treatment of elevated intracranial pressure is gaining popularity and is a standard for first-stage cranial expansion in syndromic craniosynostosis at many institutions. However, although the operation is faster and less complex than other cranial vault remodeling procedures, it is not without its own unique set of complications. METHODS We surveyed the published literature for case series and case control studies on posterior vault distraction. Complication rates and types for these series were tabulated and grouped by management. When outcomes were unclear, corresponding authors were contacted for clarification and treatment plans. RESULTS Eleven reports were found from a search of all the literature on posterior cranial vault distraction with a range of 1 to 22 included patients. The average age at surgery was 16.2 ± 11.8 months. Complication rates ranged from 12.5% to 100%, with the average of 30% of patients across all studies. The most common complications reported were cerebrospinal fluid leak or dural injury, followed by wound infections or device exposures, and device failure. There were no reported patient deaths or long-term morbidities. CONCLUSIONS Posterior cranial vault distraction is a relatively safe and effective therapy for the treatment of elevated intracranial pressure in the setting of syndromic craniosynostosis. The majority of described complications center on the interaction of the device with the dura, device extrusion, and infection. Extreme care must be used with the placement of these distraction devices and with handling of the dura at the osteotomy sites to ensure successful outcomes and avoid complications. LEVELS OF EVIDENCE III.
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Arnaud E, Paternoster G, James S, Morisseau-Durand MP, Couloigner V, Diner P, Tomat C, Viot-Blanc V, Fauroux B, Cormier-Daire V, Baujat G, Robert M, Picard A, Antunez S, Khonsari R, Pamphile-Tabuteau L, Legros C, Zerah M, Meyer P. Stratégie craniofaciale pour les faciocraniosténoses. ANN CHIR PLAST ESTH 2016; 61:408-419. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2016.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Breik O, Mahindu A, Moore MH, Molloy CJ, Santoreneos S, David DJ. Apert syndrome: Surgical outcomes and perspectives. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2016; 44:1238-45. [PMID: 27378001 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2016.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Apert syndrome is a rare congenital malformation with severe craniofacial anomalies. The aim of this study was to review the outcomes of craniofacial and neurosurgical interventions in Apert syndrome patients treated at a single institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of all patient records with a diagnosis of Apert syndrome assessed and managed in the Australian Craniofacial Unit (ACFU) from 1985 to 2013 was conducted. RESULTS A total of 94 patients were identified, and 130 transcranial procedures were performed. Of the patients, 83 underwent a fronto-orbital advancement (FOA) as their primary procedure, and 18 patients also underwent a posterior vault procedure. Twenty patients underwent a fronto-facial monobloc advancement. Overall, 70% of patients underwent at least 2 transcranial procedures. Shunts were inserted in 2 patients preoperatively and in 5 patients postoperatively for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks or acute hydrocephalus. Re-do FOAs were performed in 8 patients. Patients who underwent an FOA at the age of more than 18 months had no recurrence of raised intracranial pressure (ICP). Of 18 patients who also underwent a posterior vault procedure, 1 patient had recurrence of raised ICP. Midfacial surgery was performed early if there was evidence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), but delayed midfacial surgery was preferred. Complications were reported in 18% of procedures. The most common complications were CSF leaks and acute hydrocephalus. CONCLUSION Shunting is rarely required in Apert syndrome patients, confirming a predominantly nonprogressive ventriculomegaly. FOA appears to be a more stable procedure when performed at an age of more than 18 months. Undergoing a posterior vault procedure may reduce the risk of recurrent raised ICP and lead to fewer transcranial procedures needed in childhood. Midfacial surgery should be delayed until adolescence where there is no evidence of OSA, psychological disturbance, or complications of exorbitism. Complications are rare when these patients are treated by an experienced craniofacial team.
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- Omar Breik
- Australian Craniofacial Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia
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- Australian Craniofacial Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia
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- Australian Craniofacial Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia
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Di Rocco F, Szathmari A, Mottolese C. Wire fixation of internal distractor for cranial vault remodeling. Childs Nerv Syst 2016; 32:1131-3. [PMID: 26861130 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-016-3031-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Posterior cranial vault distraction osteogenesis is currently used to enlarge the cranial volume and control the intracranial pressure. This procedure carries the risk of hardware dislocation, and especially in infants, as their skull being thin, the screws may damage the underlying dura. TECHNICAL NOTE In this paper, the authors describe a simple method to fixate the internal distractor to the skull vault in case of thin calvaria using metallic wires. DISCUSSION This method allows a strong and tight application of the distractor to the osteotomy margins and reduces the risks of loosening of the device and the risk of dural tears. It is particularly useful in young children or in case of diffuse digitate impressions with areas of reduced thickness of the skull bone.
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- Federico Di Rocco
- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, CHU Lyon & Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 59 Bd Pinel, 69677, Bron Cedex, France.
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, CHU Lyon & Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 59 Bd Pinel, 69677, Bron Cedex, France
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- Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, CHU Lyon & Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 59 Bd Pinel, 69677, Bron Cedex, France
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Ghizoni E, Denadai R, Raposo-Amaral CA, Joaquim AF, Tedeschi H, Raposo-Amaral CE. Diagnosis of infant synostotic and nonsynostotic cranial deformities: a review for pediatricians. REVISTA PAULISTA DE PEDIATRIA 2016; 34:495-502. [PMID: 27256993 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpped.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Revised: 01/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To review the current comprehensive care for nonsyndromic craniosynostosis and nonsynostotic cranial deformity and to offer an overall view of these craniofacial conditions. DATA SOURCE The review was conducted in the PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS databases without time or language restrictions. Relevant articles were selected for the review. DATA SYNTHESIS We included the anatomy and physiology of normal skull development of children, discussing nuances related to nomenclature, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment of the most common forms of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis. The clinical criteria for the differential diagnosis between positional deformities and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis were also discussed, giving to the pediatrician subsidies for a quick and safe clinical diagnosis. If positional deformity is accurately diagnosed, it can be treated successfully with behavior modification. Diagnostic doubts and craniosynostosis patients should be referred straightaway to a multidisciplinary craniofacial center. CONCLUSIONS Pediatricians are in the forefront of the diagnosis of patients with cranial deformities. Thus, it is of paramount importance that they recognize subtle cranial deformities as it may be related to premature fusion of cranial sutures.
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- Enrico Ghizoni
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil.
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- Instituto de Cirurgia e Plástica Crânio Facial, Hospital Sobrapar, Campinas, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil
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Gomi A, Sunaga A, Kamochi H, Oguma H, Sugawara Y. Distraction Osteogenesis Update: Introduction of Multidirectional Cranial Distraction Osteogenesis. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2016; 59:233-41. [PMID: 27226854 PMCID: PMC4877545 DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2016.59.3.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In this review, we discuss in detail our current procedure for treating craniosynostosis using multidirectional cranial distraction osteogenesis (MCDO). The MCDO method allows all phenotypes of skull deformity to be reshaped by distraction osteogenesis, except in patients who are 5 months of age or younger and patients with posterior cranial vault problems. We report the results of clinical data of 36 children with craniosynostosis who underwent MCDO between 2005 and 2014 in our institute. This method has the following benefits, such as a high flexibility of reshaping, shorter treatment period and less invasive secondary intervention. We also discuss the other distraction osteogenesis techniques that are used to treat craniosynostosis and compare them with MCDO. The preferred procedure for correction of craniosynostosis may depend on the patient's age, the extent of deformity, and the extent of correction achievable by surgery. We can arrange the combinations of various methods according to the advantage and disadvantage of each technique.
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- Akira Gomi
- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Jichi Children's Medical Center Tochigi, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Children's Medical Center Tochigi, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Children's Medical Center Tochigi, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Jichi Children's Medical Center Tochigi, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Children's Medical Center Tochigi, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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An Algorithm for Managing Syndromic Craniosynostosis Using Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis. Plast Reconstr Surg 2016; 137:829e-841e. [DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000002127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sakamoto H, Matsusaka Y, Kunihiro N, Imai K. Physiological Changes and Clinical Implications of Syndromic Craniosynostosis. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2016; 59:204-13. [PMID: 27226850 PMCID: PMC4877541 DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2016.59.3.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Syndromic craniosynostosis has severe cranial stenosis and deformity, combined with hypoplastic maxillary bone and other developmental skeletal lesions. Among these various lesions, upper air way obstruction by hypoplastic maxillary bone could be the first life-threatening condition after birth. Aggressive cranial vault expansion for severely deformed cranial vaults due to multiple synostoses is necessary even in infancy, to normalize the intracranial pressure. Fronto-orbital advancement (FOA) is recommended for patients with hypoplastic anterior part of cranium induced by bicoronal and/or metopic synostoses, and posterior cranial vault expansion is recommended for those with flattening of the posterior part of the cranium by lambdoid synostosis. Although sufficient spontaneous reshaping of the cranium can be expected by expansive cranioplasty, keeping the cranial bone flap expanded sufficiently is often difficult when the initial expansion is performed during infancy. So far distraction osteogenesis (DO) is the only method to make it possible and to provide low rates of re-expansion of the cranial vault. DO is quite beneficial for both FOA and posterior cranial vault expansion, compared with the conventional methods. Associated hydrocephalus and chronic tonsillar herniation due to lambdoid synostosis can be surgically treatable. Abnormal venous drainages from the intracranial space and air way obstruction should be always considered at any surgical procedures. Neurosurgeons have to know well about the managements not only of the deformed cranial vault and the associated brain lesions but also of other multiple skeletal lesions associated with syndromic craniosynostosis, to improve treatment outcome.
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- Hiroaki Sakamoto
- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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Osawa H, Kato M, Nagakura M, Morishita T, Kondo G, Kurimoto M. The usage of the three-dimension distractor in the NAVID system for plagiocephaly-three case reports. Childs Nerv Syst 2015; 31:2387-90. [PMID: 26188775 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-015-2817-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Distraction osteogenesis is a standard method for craniosynostosis. However, the technique using conventional devices still has some disadvantages, especially for anterior or posterior plagiocephaly with complex deformities. In the Nakajima's angle-variable internal distraction (NAVID) system originally for maxillary surgeries, the cranial three-dimension (D) distractor with three dimensionally movable joint at the anterior arm has been developed recently in order to prevent the interference in the distraction process and excessive force. CASE REPORTS In this paper, we first reported two cases of anterior plagiocephaly, and one case of posterior plagiocephaly received distraction osteogenesis using new 3-D distractor in the NAVID system. In two cases of anterior plagiocephaly, the reshaping of supra-orbital bar in reference of simulating by the 3-D skull model was performed. In all cases, we fixed two paralleled 2-D distractors and a 3-D distractor in the upper frontal or parietal region. CONCLUSION Within the limitations of this study, we believe that the NAVID system is suitable for infant plagiocephaly due to the simple and small joint arm. Furthermore, the usage of the 3-D distractor would reduce the interference with 2-D distractors and easily lead to attainment of targeted distracting distance.
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- Hirokatsu Osawa
- Department of Neurosurgery, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, 7-426 Morioka-cho, Obu city, Aichi, 474-8710, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, 7-426 Morioka-cho, Obu city, Aichi, 474-8710, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, 7-426 Morioka-cho, Obu city, Aichi, 474-8710, Japan
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- Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center, Obu city, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Coll G, Arnaud E, Collet C, Brunelle F, Sainte-Rose C, Di Rocco F. Skull base morphology in fibroblast growth factor receptor type 2-related faciocraniosynostosis: a descriptive analysis. Neurosurgery 2015; 76:571-83; discussion 583. [PMID: 25886248 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Children with faciocraniosynostosis present skull base abnormalities and may develop hydrocephalus or cerebellar tonsils ectopia (CTE). Several pathophysiological hypotheses were formulated in the past decades to explain these associations. However, no study has described in a genetically homogeneous population with confirmed fibroblast growth factor receptor type 2 (FGFR2) mutation eventual correlations between skull base abnormalities and hydrocephalus or CTE. OBJECTIVE To illustrate these features in children <2 years of age with a genetically confirmed FGFR2-related faciocraniosynostosis. METHODS We measured the foramen magnum area (FMA) and its sagittal and transversal components: the right, left, and mean area of the jugular foramen; the posterior fossa volume; and the cerebellar volume on preoperative millimetric computed tomography scan slices in 31 children with an FGFR2 mutation (14 with Crouzon syndrome, 11 with Apert syndrome, and 6 with Pfeiffer syndrome). They were compared with 17 children without synostosis. All children were <24 months of age. We correlated all these measures with the presence of hydrocephalus or CTE. RESULTS We observed a significantly small FMA in children with Crouzon (P = .03) and in children with Pfeiffer (P = .05) resulting from a reduced sagittal diameter (P = .02 for Crouzon and P = .002 for Pfeiffer). Hydrocephalus was associated with small FMA (P = .02). The jugular foramen area, posterior fossa volume, and cerebellar volume were not associated with hydrocephalus or CTE. Hydrocephalus and CTE were statistically associated (P = .002). CONCLUSION Hydrocephalus in FGFR2-related Crouzon and Pfeiffer syndromes is statistically associated with a small FMA. Hydrocephalus is statistically associated with CTE.
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- Guillaume Coll
- *Unité de Chirurgie Craniofaciale, Service de Neurochirurgie Pédiatrique, Centre de Référence National des Dysostoses Crâniofaciales, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris, France; ‡Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France; §Laboratoire d'anatomie, UFR Médecine, Universite[Combining Acute Accent] d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France; ¶Image-Guided Clinical Neuroscience and Connectomics, EA 7282, UFR Médecine, Université Clermont 1, Universite d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France; ‖Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, Hôpital Lariboisière, APHP, Paris, France; #Département de Radiologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Paris, France
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KOMURO Y, SHIMIZU A, SHIMOJI K, MIYAJIMA M, ARAI H. Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction Osteogenesis with Barrel Stave Osteotomy in the Treatment of Craniosynostosis. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2015; 55:617-23. [PMID: 26226978 PMCID: PMC4628152 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.ra.2014-0401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Twenty years have passed since distraction osteogenesis was introduced into the field of craniomaxillofacial surgery, with distraction osteogenesis gradually consolidating its position for midface advancement in syndromic craniosynostosis. On the other hand, no consensus has been reached regarding its adaptation to calvarial bone. We reported that distraction osteogenesis was useful in posterior cranial vault expansion, and subsequently, similar reports have been successively observed worldwide. In posterior cranial vault distraction, intracranial capacity could be greatly expanded due to its simultaneous expansion with the scalp, with little risk of relapse because new bone is regenerated in the distraction gap. The possibility was suggested that the standard of first carrying out fronto-orbital advancement (FOA) for brachycephaly observed in syndromic craniosynostosis will greatly change posterior cranial vault distraction.
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- Yuzo KOMURO
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Chiba
- Department of Plastic, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo (current affiliation)
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Juntendo University, Tokyo
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Juntendo University, Tokyo
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Anthropometry of craniosynostosis. Neurol Neurochir Pol 2015; 49:229-38. [PMID: 26188939 DOI: 10.1016/j.pjnns.2015.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Revised: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anthropometry is becoming a popular method for diagnostics of various diseases in pediatric clinical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the growth changes in craniofacial parameters in patients with craniosynostosis and positional plagiocephaly. METHODS Inclusion criteria for the study were presence of craniostenosis or positional plagiocephaly in a patient with at least three anthropometric evaluations at our department. Studied patients were aged from 1.0 month to 2.5 years with median age at the first and last anthropometric evaluation as 1.83 and 25.27 months, respectively. Further anthropometric results in patients older than 2.5 years were excluded from the study. Statistical significance was tested by the Mann-Whitney test. RESULTS The studied group consisted of 70.5% male patients. The type of craniosynostosis was represented by scaphocephaly in 44.1%, by trigonocephaly in 45.6% and by coronal craniosynostosis in 10.3% of the cases. Cranial index was proven as a suitable parameter for evaluating differences in the trend of growth in craniosynostosis (p<0.001) and also for evaluating post-operative results. Significance was found in width of the head (p=0.038) for scaphocephaly and in length of the head for trigonocephaly (p=0.001) in surgically treated patients. Trend of cranial growth in operated patients copied the curve of the norm but in higher or lower values which depends on the type of prematurely closed suture. CONCLUSION Longitudinal anthropometric follow-up is an objective and measurable method that can accurately non-invasively and non-expensively assess skull growth in pediatric patients with cranial deformity.
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Choi JW, Lee JY, Phi JH, Kim SK, Choi TH, Kim S, Wang KC. Cranial distraction osteogenesis: a proposal of minimal consolidation period. Childs Nerv Syst 2015; 31:751-7. [PMID: 25503404 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-014-2607-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Cranial distraction osteogenesis (DO) has many advantages for correcting skull deformities: Thus, DO is extensively used for the treatment of skull deformities. However, diverse, unexpected complications are associated with this procedure. In this study, we present the surgical outcomes and complications of DO. Moreover, we propose a modified protocol for DO to reduce complications. METHODS This is a retrospective study on managed patients that underwent DO between March 2008 and May 2013. Their clinical courses were reviewed. Distraction protocols were individually inspected, and the final surgical outcomes, including complications, were evaluated. RESULTS During the study period, a total of ten patients (seven boys and three girls) were treated at our institute. The median distraction period was 20.5 days (ranging from 17 to 50 days). The range of total distraction length was 19-22 mm. The median consolidation period was 96 days (ranging from 0 to 343 days). All patients achieved the goals of distraction. At follow-up evaluations, all patients, except one, showed good surgical outcomes in both head shape and neurologic symptoms. There were six patients with wound complications during the treatment period. Among them, the distractors were removed early in three patients. Interestingly, even these three patients, without a sufficient consolidation period, showed good outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Although DO has many merits for correcting skull deformities, it frequently causes severe wound complications. To reduce these complications, we propose a modified protocol with a minimal or even no consolidation period.
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- Jung Won Choi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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di Rocco F, Benoit A, Vigneron J, Segura PB, Klein O, Collet C, Arnaud E. Y-craniosynostosis by premature fusion of the metopic and coronal sutures: a new nosological entity or a variety of Saethre-Chotzen syndrome? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 103:306-10. [PMID: 25808521 DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 02/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND New forms and varieties of craniosynostoses are continuously identified due to the current increased interest of clinicians and genetists especially since the introduction of microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization (Array-CGH) techniques in the diagnostic setting of patients with craniofacial anomalies. METHODS In this report, we describe the case of an infant who associated the early fusion of the metopic and both the coronal sutures. The interaction of the early fusion of the anterior group of the main cranial sutures gave the infant a particular clinical phenotypes with a Y configuration of the frontal bone and a globally reduced size of the skull. Such a deformity was observed in utero and was subsequently confirmed by the postnatal imaging of the head. RESULTS This phenotype was never described previously in antenatal period to our knowledge. The array-CGH showed a heterozygous 9.0 Mb deletion in the chromosomal region 7p21.1p21.3 encompassing approximately 25 other genes, spanning from THSD7A to TWIST1/FERD3L. CONCLUSION This case further illustrates the variability of the clinical spectrum of craniofacial disorders associated with TWIST1 abnormalities. It is important to note that the Saethre-Chotzen syndrome caused by microdeletion is generally characterized by a mental disability. However, of interest, the postoperative psychomotor development of the child considered hereby was within the normal limits.
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- Federico di Rocco
- Unité de Chirurgie Craniofaciale, Service de Neurochirurgie, Centre de Référence National Dysostoses Crâniofaciales, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France
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Linz C, Collmann H, Meyer-Marcotty P, Böhm H, Krauss J, Müller-Richter UD, Ernestus RI, Wirbelauer J, Kübler AC, Schweitzer T. Occipital plagiocephaly: unilateral lambdoid synostosis versus positional plagiocephaly. Arch Dis Child 2015; 100:152-7. [PMID: 25275089 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-305944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We defined parameters that could differentiate between positional and synostotic plagiocephaly and defined a diagnostic chart for decision making. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING We examined 411 children with non-syndromic skull abnormalities between January 2011 and December 2012. PARTICIPANTS A total of 8 infants under 1 year of age with proven unilateral non-syndromic lambdoid synostosis (LS) and 261 children with positional deformity were examined to outline the specific clinical features of both diagnoses. After clinical examination, an ultrasound revealed either a closed suture suggestive of LS or a patent lambdoid suture suggestive of positional deformity. For patients with synostosis, plain radiographs, MR imaging and follow-up examinations were performed. In cases of open sutures, only follow-ups were completed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Clinical, imaging, genesis and treatment differences between positional plagiocephaly and LS. RESULTS In all 8 cases of unilateral LS and 258 cases of positional plagiocephaly, the diagnosis was established by clinical examination alone. In three cases of positional plagiocephaly, diagnosis was determined after an additional ultrasonography. MR imaging revealed a unilateral tonsillar herniation in five of the eight children with LS and hydrocephalus in one child. CONCLUSIONS We have suggested a list of clinical features that specify the underlying cause of posterior plagiocephaly. An additional ultrasound scanning confirmed the diagnosis without any risks of ionising radiation or sedation as in a CT scan.
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- Christian Linz
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthodontics, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Britto JA, Greig A, Abela C, Hearst D, Dunaway DJ, Evans RD. Frontofacial surgery in children and adolescents: techniques, indications, outcomes. Semin Plast Surg 2014; 28:121-9. [PMID: 25210505 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1384807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The techniques of frontofacial surgery are most valuable in the clinical management of complex craniofacial deformity to achieve a range of functional and aesthetic gains in children from infancy to maturity. A variety of complex craniofacial osteotomies that can be used to separate the orbits from the skull base have been described. In addition, the combination of circumorbital release and pterygomaxillary disjunction allows advancement of the orbitomaxillary segment for powerful clinical benefit. For the purpose of this article, the principal frontofacial strategies include the monobloc frontofacial advancement by distraction (MBD), frontofacial bipartition advancement by distraction (BpD), orbital box osteotomy (FFBx), and frontofacial bipartition (FFBp). These techniques are broadly used for two purposes: to allow for the translocation of one or both orbits to correct orbitofacial disproportion (hypertelorism, vertical orbital dystopia, or a combination of both), or to advance the orbitomaxillary segment for orbital volume expansion and protection of the eye in syndromes featuring severe exorbitism (oculo-orbital disproportion). Here we describe aspects of our experience of frontofacial surgery in the Craniofacial Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, with reference to the principles underpinning frontofacial surgical techniques, their challenges, and their impact on function and aesthetics.
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- J A Britto
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Schulz M, Spors B, Haberl H, Thomale UW. Results of posterior cranial vault remodeling for plagiocephaly and brachycephaly by the meander technique. Childs Nerv Syst 2014; 30:1517-26. [PMID: 24917492 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-014-2462-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Several techniques to remodel the posterior calvarium in order to increase intracranial volume (ICV) and to improve cosmetic appearance are reported. This study presents the results of meander technique in patients with brachycephaly and posterior plagiocephaly. METHODS During December 2011 and July 2013, a total of 12 children (median age: 15 months) underwent posterior cranial vault remodeling by the meander technique (brachycephaly, n = 6; posterior plagiocephaly, n = 6). The available pre- and postoperative MRIs were assessed with regard to ICV, cranial index (CI) and asymmetry index (AI) as well as the position of the cerebellar tonsils. RESULTS No intra- or postoperative complications were observed. Blood transfusions were necessary in nine of 12 patients. A significant increase of the ICV from 1,178.4 ± 134.5 to 1,293.0 ± 137.5 cm(3) (p < 0.05) is demonstrated. In the patients with brachycephaly the CI was significantly improved from 0.97 ± 0.12 to 0.89 ± 0.12 postoperatively (p < 0.05). The AI in patients with posterior plagiocephaly was significantly ameliorated from 0.83 ± 0.04 to 0.92 ± 0.02 postoperatively (p < 0.05). There was a significant effect on cerebellar tonsil position in relation to foramen magnum level for patients with brachycephaly (right tonsil: 11.9 ± 9.2 to 7.0 ± 9.1 mm, p < 0.05; left: 10.8 ± 9.5 to 9.7 ± 10.6 mm; p < 0.05) as well as in posterior plagiocephaly for the ipsilateral tonsil (3.2 ± 3.5 to 1.6 ± 3.5 mm; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION The presented surgical technique is considered to be safe. The technique is capable to significantly increase ICV and improve cosmetic appearance of the remodeled calvarium. Further evidence that posterior cranial vault remodeling influences the position of the cerebellar tonsils is added by the results of the study.
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- Matthias Schulz
- Arbeitsbereich Pädiatrische Neurochirurgie, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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INTRODUCTION Craniosynostosis is a rare condition that affects approximately one child in every 2,000 live births, and involves pathological fusion of two or more skull bones. Consequences of craniosynostosis include possible limitation of brain growth and cosmetic effects on the appearance of the child. Traditional repairs for these conditions over the past 3-4 decades have involved an open operation with a large skin incision and major manipulations of the skull bones. More recently, minimally invasive endoscopic techniques have been developed to release the skull bones, followed by postoperative treatment with either an external orthosis or internal springs and distractors to achieve the desired correction. METHODS In this review minimally invasive endoscopic repair will be reviewed. A general overview of the condition and techniques for correction will be discussed, followed by specific application of these surgeries for different craniosynostosis diagnoses. Attention to the subtleties of each specific condition will be highlighted. SUMMARY Over the past two decades clinical experience and a large number of publications have substantiated the benefits of minimally invasive endoscopic techniques for the treatment of craniosynostosis. These techniques have clear benefits for selected patients, and should be part of the standard of care for this condition at craniofacial centers.
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- Mark R Proctor
- Department of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Saiepour D, Nilsson P, Leikola J, Enblad P, Nowinski D. Posterior cranial distraction in the treatment of craniosynostosis—effects on intracranial volume. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s00238-013-0874-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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de Jong T, van Veelen MLC, Mathijssen IMJ. Spring-assisted posterior vault expansion in multisuture craniosynostosis. Childs Nerv Syst 2013; 29:815-20. [PMID: 23354443 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-013-2033-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with Apert and Crouzon syndromes and craniofrontonasal dysplasia need a vault expansion within the first year of life to treat or prevent the development of raised intracranial pressure. Many craniofacial units perform a conventional posterior vault expansion as initial surgery; an alternative to this technique is the spring-assisted posterior vault expansion. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of spring-assisted posterior vault expansion and to compare this technique with the conventional method. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted among all consecutive patients who received a posterior vault expansion between 2006 and 2011. Patients treated with springs were compared with patients treated with the conventional technique for blood loss, duration of surgery, postoperative hospital admittance, increase in skull circumference and anterior-posterior length, and complications. RESULTS Of the 31 included patients, 15 were treated with springs, and 16, with the conventional technique. Patients treated with springs had a significantly larger increase in skull circumference and anterior-posterior length, and not significant changes in blood loss compared with the conventional group. Complications in the conventional group were the following: minor dural tear in three patients, problematic wound healing in one patient, and insufficient expansion in one patient. Spring-related complications included skin perforation in two patients, a minor dural tear in two patients, and leakage of cerebrospinal fluid after an unnoticed dural tear during spring placement in one patient. CONCLUSION Spring-assisted posterior vault expansion has some advantages over the conventional technique and is, therefore, the preferred technique in our center.
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- T de Jong
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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