TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of cranium bifidum occultum of the frontonasal region with a pericranial flap
AU - Okumoto, T.
AU - Iijima, Y.
AU - Yoshimura, Y.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Cranium bifidum is a congenital anomaly caused by abnormal development of the cephalic neural tube. We report two cases of cranium bifidum occultum with defects of both the frontal bone and anterior cranial base accompanied by infection and enlargement of frontonasal dermoid cysts. Surgery successfully interrupted the communication between the intracranial space and nasal cavity by inserting a pericranial flap after removal of the dermoid cysts.
AB - Cranium bifidum is a congenital anomaly caused by abnormal development of the cephalic neural tube. We report two cases of cranium bifidum occultum with defects of both the frontal bone and anterior cranial base accompanied by infection and enlargement of frontonasal dermoid cysts. Surgery successfully interrupted the communication between the intracranial space and nasal cavity by inserting a pericranial flap after removal of the dermoid cysts.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.10.013
DO - 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.10.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 22119376
AN - SCOPUS:84857048614
SN - 1748-6815
VL - 65
SP - e64-e66
JO - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
JF - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -