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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2021

Fixed posterior cranial vault expansion technique.

Federico DI Rocco, Maria Licci, Agnes Paasche, Alexandru Szathmari, Pierre Aurélien Beuriat, Carmine Mottolese

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Open surgery in lambdoid-related plagiocephaly: detailed techniques, risks, and long-term results.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  2. Surgical management of raised ICP in craniosynostosis: experience-based selection of posterior vault expansion techniques.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Federico DI RoccoDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, French Referral Center for Craniosynostosis Hôpital Femme Mère-Enfant Hospices Civils de Lyon University of Lyon, INSERM 1033, Lyon, France. federico.dirocco@chu-lyon.fr.
Maria LicciDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, French Referral Center for Craniosynostosis Hôpital Femme Mère-Enfant Hospices Civils de Lyon University of Lyon, INSERM 1033, Lyon, France.
Agnes PaascheDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, French Referral Center for Craniosynostosis Hôpital Femme Mère-Enfant Hospices Civils de Lyon University of Lyon, INSERM 1033, Lyon, France.
Alexandru SzathmariDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, French Referral Center for Craniosynostosis Hôpital Femme Mère-Enfant Hospices Civils de Lyon University of Lyon, INSERM 1033, Lyon, France.
Pierre Aurélien BeuriatDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, French Referral Center for Craniosynostosis Hôpital Femme Mère-Enfant Hospices Civils de Lyon University of Lyon, INSERM 1033, Lyon, France.
Carmine MottoleseDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, French Referral Center for Craniosynostosis Hôpital Femme Mère-Enfant Hospices Civils de Lyon University of Lyon, INSERM 1033, Lyon, France.
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant · FRUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FRHospices Civils de Lyon · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDifferent techniques to reshape the posterior skull vault have been developed in the last decades, all sharing the same goals of increasing the skull volume, decreasing the intracranial pressure (ICP), correcting the cranial dysmorphy, and contributing to a better growth of the skull. Though over the last years most refinements in these techniques have focused on the use of hardware as distractors or springs, the fixed posterior vault expansion remains a valuable procedure for cranial remodeling.

methodsWe describe in details the technique used for fixed posterior vault expansion in children that is applied at the French Referral center for Craniosynostosis of Lyon, France. DISCUSSION: The fixed posterior vault expansion increases the risk of perioperative complications due to the elevation of the posterior bone flap from the dura but allows an immediate decompression and correction of the shape, simplifying the postoperative course.

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CraniosynostosesSkullChildFranceHumansInfantIntracranial PressureSurgical FlapsCraniosynostosisLambdoid suturesOccipital bonePosterior vault volume

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PMID34170377
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