Dolichocephaly Without Sagittal Craniosynostosis
| Autor: | Joel S. Beckett, Miles J. Pfaff, Derek M. Steinbacher, Michael L. DiLuna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Orthodontics Dolichocephaly business.industry Skull Closure (topology) Infant Cranial Sutures General Medicine medicine.disease Craniosynostoses Sagittal suture medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Child Preschool Sagittal craniosynostosis Humans Medicine Female Surgery Disease process Skull malformation Tomography X-Ray Computed business Retrospective Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 24:1713-1715 |
| ISSN: | 1049-2275 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/scs.0b013e3182a12ece |
| Popis: | Premature closure of the sagittal suture is thought to be fundamental to the etiopathology for the disease process called sagittal craniosynostosis. This process traditionally results in a well-known skull malformation termed dolichocephaly. Over recent decades, some authors have questioned the suture as the primary driving force for this pathology. This is a retrospective cases series of 4 patients from 2011 to 2012 who presented to the Yale Craniofacial Clinic for evaluation of dolichocephaly. The 4 children, 3 boys and 1 girl, had physical examinations and cranial indices concerning for sagittal craniosynostosis; however, subsequent computed tomographic imaging revealed sagittal suture patency. This series adds to a growing body of literature, which describes abnormal head shapes not attributable to overt suture pathology. |
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