A Simple Technique for Bone Storage after Decompressive Craniectomy in Children

Cranial vault reconstruction in the pediatric population is a specialized procedure, which requires additional considerations. Generally, inherent difficulties of bone storage and cranioplasty are neglected in the literature. We present a simple method of bone storage and autologous cranioplasty in...

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Published inPediatric neurosurgery Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 161 - 164
Main Authors Silav, Gökalp, Bölükbaşı, Fatih Han, Özek, Erdinç, Tönge, Mehmet, Önöz, Mustafa, Elmacı, İlhan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.07.2015
Subjects
Bone diseases
Brain
Children & youth
Craniocerebral Trauma - diagnosis
Craniocerebral Trauma - surgery
Decompressive Craniectomy - methods
Head injuries
Humans
Infant
Male
Neurosurgery
Novel Insights from Clinical Practice
Retrospective Studies
Skull - surgery
Specimen Handling - methods
Decompressive craniectomy
Autologous cranioplasty
Bone flap storage
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Summary:Cranial vault reconstruction in the pediatric population is a specialized procedure, which requires additional considerations. Generally, inherent difficulties of bone storage and cranioplasty are neglected in the literature. We present a simple method of bone storage and autologous cranioplasty in a small child with severe head injury. The child underwent surgical treatment with decompressive craniectomy. A bone flap was transversally divided into two pieces and stored under the galea. Bone storage and reconstruction of the cranial vault with our surgical technique is a safe, easy and cost-effective choice excluding the surgical trauma to obtain a new subcutanous pocket for bone storage in pediatric decompressive craniectomy patients.
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ISSN:1016-2291
1423-0305
DOI:10.1159/000381748