Acknowledgment None Funding: Children’s Hospital Ophthalmology Foundation Chair Funds Introduction Craniosynostosis often affects the growth and development of the orbit resulting in morphologic changes of the orbital rim, the trajectory of the orbit, and internal volumetric proportions. , As such,…
Introduction Craniosynostosis surgery presents a unique set of challenges to the anesthesiology team caring for the patient, particularly when surgery is done on young infants. Amongst a number of potential problems and concerns, the two most prominent are extensive blood…
Introduction The role of the nurse in endoscopic craniosynostosis surgery began in 1996, after the first surgery was performed at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The role involved not only patient care and family communication, but also coordinating a new type…
Introduction As with any other surgical operation, adequate preparation and planning prior to performing the procedure are crucial and paramount to obtaining an excellent result and minimizing complications. In the case of minimally invasive procedures with small incisions and narrow…
Craniosynostosis, defined as the untimely and premature closure of a calvarial suture in an infant, leads to well-defined and described phenotypic deformational changes of the neocranium, endocranium, or both. The first recorded description in modern times is ascribed to Otto…
Pathogenesis of Abnormal Facial Development Rapid brain growth in the first few months of life results in a rapidly expanding cranium and associated facial changes. The multiple sutures of the skull are critical during this time in allowing the healthy…
Early Descriptions of Cranial Morphology and Cranial Sutures The first documented report describing the diversity of cranial morphology dates to 440 BCE in Herodotus’ work, The Histories ( Ἱστορίαι Historíai ). Herodotus (484–425 BCE), an ancient Greek historian, hypothesized through…