Frontolateral keyhole craniotomy through a superciliary skin incision in children.
BACKGROUND
In our experience, frontolateral keyhole craniotomy in children is a safe approach for an experienced neurosurgeon to use in the treatment of the tumors or arachnoid cysts of the anterior fossa and sellar regions.


METHODS
The authors describe the frontolateral keyhole craniotomy, which is a modification of the generally used pterional approach. The operations were carried out through an approximately 2.5 x 3-cm frontolateral miniaturized craniotomy after a skin incision just above the eyebrow. We adopted this technique in pediatric neurosurgery.
Bognár
László
L
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, National Institute of Neurosurgery of Hungary, Amerikai Street 57, 1145 Budapest, Hungary. bognlas@mailer.oiti.hu
Czirják
Sándor
S
Madarassy
Gábor
G
D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003399:Craniotomy; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005138:Eyebrows; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed