Reconstruction of pterional key hole using three-dimensional titanium plate: technical note.
Patients who have undergone pterional craniotomy sometimes complain about postoperative cosmetic impairment in the frontotemporal area. This problem occurs as a result of inappropriate repair or no repair of the pterional key hole. The authors have developed an intraoperative hand-made three-dimensional titanium plate, and as a result of using this plate the postoperative cosmetic appearance was satisfactory.
Department of Neurosurgery, Higashihiroshima Medical Center, Higashihiroshima Jike 513, Saijo, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-0041, Japan. sadatomo@k2.dion.ne.jp
Takashi
T
Sadatomo
Kiyoshi
K
Yuki
Keisuke
K
Migita
Eiji
E
Taniguchi
Yasunori
Y
Kodama
Kaoru
K
Kurisu
D001860:Bone Plates; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D004954:Esthetics; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D014025:Titanium
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