title: How to decrease the impact of surgical scar in the correction of sagittal synostosis.
abstract: INTRODUCTION. Sagittal synostosis can be surgically corrected by a variety of surgical procedures, all of them, however, burdened by a significant cosmetic impact owing to the visibility of the surgical scar. TECHNICAL NOTE. In this note, the author describes a surgical procedure that utilizes six strategically placed short scalp incisions instead of the traditional S-shaped or biparietal scalp incisions. Though still allowing effective correction of the malformative condition, the new procedure has only a minor cosmetic impact and leads to easier intraoperative and postoperative management of the patient. The procedure can be carried out using both standard or endoscopic techniques.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Policlinico Gemelli, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. cdirocco@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: Concezio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Rocco
mesh_terms: D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome