synostosis/fever

BACKGROUND Traditional open corrective surgery for isolated sagittal synostosis entails significant blood loss, transfusion rates, morbidity, and a lengthy hospitalization. Minimally invasive strip craniectomy (MISC) was introduced to avoid the disadvantages of open techniques. OBJECTIVE The aim of

OBJECTIVE To review the complications in the surgical treatment of craniosynostosis in 306 consecutive transcranial procedures between June 1999 and June 2007. METHODS Surgical series consist of 306 procedures done in 268 patients: 155 scaphocephalies, 50 trigonocephalies, 28 anterior

Congenital neuromuscular disease with uniform type 1 fibers (CNMDU1) is an extremely rare, non-progressive, congenital neuromuscular disorder. Although the etiology is unknown, ryanodine receptor gene mutation is reportedly involved. No descriptions of anesthetic practice in patients with this

OBJECTIVE To review the results and complications of the surgical treatment of craniosynostosis in 283 consecutive patients treated between 1999 and 2007. METHODS Our series consisted of 330 procedures performed in 283 patients diagnosed with scaphocephaly (n=155), trigonocephaly (n=50), anterior

OBJECTIVE Endoscopic techniques were introduced 7 years ago for the surgical management of patients with sagittal synostosis. In this study of 139 patients with sagittal synostosis, the authors assessed the efficacy, safety, complications, and outcomes after performing endoscopy-assisted wide-vertex