Anterior cranial vault distraction for the treatment of normocephalic pancraniosynostosis

Shannon Wong, Eric S. Nagengast, Jason Miller

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Abstract

Normocephalic pancraniosynostosis is a rare form of craniosynostosis that usually presents later in life secondary to a delayed onset of symptoms and the presence of a normal head shape. Since its initial description in the literature in 2010, normocephalic pancraniosynostosis remains a rare clinical entity that has only been reported in 6 patients. Surgical treatment in the 2 published reports has been by staged total calvarial reconstruction or anterior cranial vault remodeling with bilateral frontoorbital advancement. In this case report, the authors present 1 patient with normocephalic pancraniosynostosis and propose surgical treatment by anterior cranial vault expansion with distraction osteogenesis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)e283-e288
JournalJournal of Craniofacial Surgery
Volume27
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

Keywords

  • Cranial vault expansion
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Distraction osteogenesis
  • Normocephalic pancraniosynostosis
  • Pancraniosynostosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Otorhinolaryngology

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