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Integrated Endoscopic Craniosynostosis Surgery and Cranial Orthosis Program by Subhashree Ravi; Waseem Aziz; Mohammed AlOlama; Charl Stenger; Ghaith AlSaadawi; Carla Baldrighi; Anwar Ahmed; Derek Mendonca is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Introduction: Craniosynostosis results from premature fusion of the cranial sutures. There has been a continuous evolution of surgical correction techniques from an extensive open procedure to the minimally invasive technique. ## Aims and Objectives: This novel surgical technique has never been previously done in the UAE and this article documents the experience of the first team to endoscopically correct craniosynostosis with planning, surgical techniques, and customized helmet therapy. ## Methods: A retrospective case series of 16 nonsyndromic craniosynostosis patients with unicoronal (6), sagittal (5), bicoronal (1), frontosphenoidal (2), and metopic craniosynostoses (2) was corrected endoscopically and followed up with customized cranial helmet. Preoperative and postoperative photography, along with anthropometric measurements were taken. ## Results: The mean age of all patients at the time of surgery was 101 (90–117) days, mean duration of surgery was 70 minutes (38–129), mean blood loss was 120 mL (100–150), and mean duration of hospital stay 4 days (4–5). No complications and mortality were reported. Mean number of helmets was 2 (1–3). Cranial index improved in all patien

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Author

Subhashree Ravi; Waseem Aziz; Mohammed AlOlama; Charl Stenger; Ghaith AlSaadawi; Carla Baldrighi; Anwar Ahmed; Derek Mendonca

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)