Is There an Advantage to Minimizing Surgery in Scaphocephaly? A Study on Extended Strip Craniotomy Versus Extensive Cranial Vault Remodeling

Abstract

The only advantage of ESC was the reduced duration of surgery, but this could not prevent the need for transfusion in this group of patients. The improvement of the CI was significantly less pronounced after ESC, but the COS was not significantly worse in the ESC group. The scar and LOS were similar in both groups. Therefore, our findings indicate that minimizing TCVR to ESC without helmet therapy does not provide significant advantages.