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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2024

Experiences of surgical complications and reoperations in nonsyndromic sagittal synostosis patients in Oulu.

Anja Svalina, Willy Serlo, Juha-Jaakko Sinikumpu, Niina Salokorpi

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Article in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Advantages of the double-incision approach in endoscopic management of unicoronal synostosis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  2. Surgery for isolated sagittal synostosis: a neuro-developmental necessity or an isolated cosmetic challenge? Mini-survey and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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Anja SvalinaResearch Unit of Clinical Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. asvalina@student.oulu.fi.ORCID 0000-0001-5476-1217
Willy SerloResearch Unit of Clinical Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Juha-Jaakko SinikumpuResearch Unit of Clinical Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Niina SalokorpiResearch Unit of Clinical Medicine, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the surgical complications of patients treated for nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis and the necessity for reoperations due to craniocerebral disproportion. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe patient cohort of this study consisted of patients (N = 82) who were treated in the Oulu University Hospital using the open vault cranioplasty with a modified H-technique between the years 2008 to 2022. There were 69 males (84.1%) and 13 females (15.9%). The mean age at the primary operation was 6.1 months. Mean follow-up time was 9.0 years.

resultsThere were no major complications related to the procedures. Two patients (2.4%) had a minor dural lesion. There were no postoperative wound infections. Of the 82 patients, seven patients with primary craniosynostosis (13.0%) developed symptomatic craniocerebral disproportion requiring reoperation to increase intracranial volume. In all these patients, invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring was performed prior to decision-making. In the majority of cases, the aesthetical outcome was considered good or excellent.

conclusionThe operative method used was feasible and safe. Thirteen percent of patients who were followed over 5 years required major surgery due to development of craniocerebral disproportion later in life.

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CraniosynostosesPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsReoperationChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAesthetical resultComorbidityCraniocerebral disproportionScaphocephaly

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PMCPMC11579183

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