title: Delayed sagittal sinus tear:  a complication of spring cranioplasty for sagittal craniosynostosis.
abstract: Spring cranioplasty is now a well-established surgical technique in the treatment of sagittal craniosynostosis. It is widely regarded as a less invasive modality compared with operations such as cranial vault remodeling. Indeed, very few complications have been described in the literature in association with spring cranioplasty. We present a case of delayed sagittal sinus tear with hemorrhage following spring cranioplasty in a 4-month-old patient with sagittal craniosynostosis. Likely causes of the injury are discussed highlighting sagittal sinus injury as a potential risk of spring cranioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. flin27@gmail.com
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Vanessa H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Gayan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ekanayake
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Greensmith
authors.forename: Alison C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Wray
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chong
mesh_terms: D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed