Open AccessPediatric craniofacial surgery for craniosynostosis: Our experience and current concepts: Parts -2
Author(s) -
YN Anantheswar,
NK Venkataramana
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.57328
Subject(s) - craniosynostosis , medicine , craniofacial , cranial vault , craniofacial surgery , variety (cybernetics) , craniosynostoses , disease , intensive care medicine , surgery , skull , pathology , computer science , psychiatry , artificial intelligence
Craniostenosis associated with other syndromes poses several clinical and management challenges. Involvement of cranial, facial, and systemic defects with an underlying genetic abnormality needs comprehensive understanding, to plan appropriate and safe treatment modalities. Often, these children require staging involving several/multiple surgical procedures. Unsuccessful outcomes and retrusion of the deformities are common in comparison to the nonsyndromic variety. We present our experience in treating 17 children with syndromic craniostenosis with successful outcomes and minimal morbidity. We also describe the principles behind the staging. Technology adoption has improved the results as well as reduced the complications to an acceptable minimum.