Cranioplasty after Craniectomy in a Pediatric Population: Single-Center Experience from a Developing Country

Muhammad Waqas; Badar Ujjan; Yousaf Bashir Hadi; Faizuddin Najmuddin; Altaf Ali Laghari; Swaleha Khalid; Muhammad Ehsan Bari; Umar Farooq Bhatti

doi:10.1159/000452808

Cranioplasty after Craniectomy in a Pediatric Population: Single-Center Experience from a Developing Country

Muhammad Waqas
, Badar Ujjan
, Yousaf Bashir Hadi
, Faizuddin Najmuddin
, Altaf Ali Laghari
, Swaleha Khalid
, Muhammad Ehsan Bari
, Umar Farooq Bhatti

Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Cranioplasty is a frequently performed procedure in neurosurgery. The pediatric population for this procedure is distinct from the adult one because of the growing skulls and thinner bones of the calvarium. A paucity of data on the outcomes of this procedure in the pediatric population has been identified repeatedly. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate the outcomes in a pediatric population that underwent cranioplasty after craniectomy at our institute in a developing-world country. Our cohort showed no association of complication rate or cosmetic outcomes with the timing of cranioplasty, area of skull defect, type of implant used, or method of storage.

Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	77-79
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Neurosurgery
Volume	52
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000452808
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2017

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Children
Craniectomy
Cranioplasty

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