Figure 1. Open wound of the posterior scalp with exposed titanium mesh. DESCRIPTION A 53-year-old male presented status post resection of recurrent meningiomas with an open posterior scalp wound, 18 × 14 cm, with exposed calvarium and titanium mesh used for cranioplasty.

Surgical site infection (SSI) is common following cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy (DC). The aim of this study was to assess the risk SSI in terms preservation method autogenous bone graft (ABG), comparing 80% ethanol versus standard subcutaneous ABG preservation. patients who underwent using ABGs DC between 2008 and 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. SSIs compared whose preserved ...

Residual periosteum developed periosteal bone formation in the pocket 10 years after cranioplasty, lumpectomy was conducted on the left lower abdomen under local anesthesia. Pathological sections revealed abundant osteocytes and mature bone matrix, and confirmed the bone formation on the residual periosteum.

BACKGROUND Decompressive craniectomy (DC) may be performed in patients with acutely raised intracranial pressure due to traumatic brain injury or stroke. It is later followed by a cranioplasty procedure (CP) in the surviving patients. This procedure is associated with a high frequency of post-operative complications. Identifying risk factors for these adverse events is important in order to imp...

OBJECTIVES The number of craniectomies and the consequent reconstructive procedures has grown during the past decades. Cranial defects and methods of their repair could have some influence on work capability of the patients and their employability. MATERIAL AND METHODS The authors analyzed a group of 112 patients with cranial defects treated in the Department of Neurosurgery at the Medical Un...

INTRODUCTION Owing to increasing numbers of decompressive craniectomies in patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction, cranioplastic surgery becomes more relevant. However, the current literature mainly consists of retrospective single-centre (evidence class III) studies. This leads to a wide variability of technical approaches and clinical outcomes. To improve our knowledge abou...

DiGeorge syndrome is associated with a chromosome 22q11.2 deletion and manifests with variable clinical findings. Aspiration pneumonia can be a perioperative complication of great concern in this syndrome. In this report, we present a case of a 16-month old child with DiGeorge syndrome undergoing cranioplasty. He developed perioperative aspiration pneumonia but was managed successfully.