title: Simple excision and periosteal reattachment for the treatment of calcified cephalhematoma. Technical note.
abstract: Until now, calcified cephalhematoma has been treated by excision of the lesion and the use of an onlay autograft. The authors report their use of a less complicated alternative, simple excision and periosteal reattachment, in a 3-month-old male infant. They excised the calcified cap of cephalhematoma and reattached the periosteum to the exposed bone surface instead of using an onlay autograft technique. A follow-up CT scan demonstrated a smooth skull contour and good cosmetic appearance. The authors note that this is the first report of the successful use of simple excision and periosteal reattachment for the treatment of a case of calcified cephalhematoma in which there was a depressed area after the calcified cap was removed. They conclude that in cases of calcified cephalhematoma it may be unnecessary to perform a complicated cranioplasty with bone harvested from the top of the calcification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, Uijeongbu, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Gyu
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Seok-Gu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sang Bok
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Do-Sung
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Pil-Woo
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Kyoung-Souk
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Dal-Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chun Kun
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Joon Ki
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D010521:Periosteum / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed