Turkish Neurosurgery 1998 , Vol 8 , Num 3-4
PENINSULA SHAPED CRANIECTOMY FOR DELAYED HOLOCALVARAL SYNOSTOSIS
Pamir ERDİNÇLER1, Mehmet Yaşar KAYNAR2, Bülent CANBAZ2, Nejat ÇIPLAK2, Ali Çetin SARIOĞLU1, Cengiz KUDAY1
1Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical FacuIty Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
2Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Institute of Neurological Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Delayed holocalvarial synostosis is an uncommon form of craniosynostosis. We report in this article two children with delayed holocalvarial synostosis. Neurological examination was normal but skull X-rays showed diffuse digital impressio and synostosis of all calvarial sutures in both patients. The patients were operated with a modified pi craniectomy technique which relaxes entire calvarium in coronal, axial and sagittal plans. Control X-rays after surgery showed relief of digital impressio in both patients. Keywords : Craniosynostosis, digital impressio, surgery
Corresponding author : Pamir Erdinçler