Vacuum-assisted scalp repositioning: a novel temporizing approach to acute sinking skin flap syndrome. Illustrative cases
Evan Courville, Joshua Marquez, Michael Homma, Michael Conley, Georgios P Skandalakis, Peter Shin, James Botros, Christian Ricks · 2023
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Description
Evan Courville and co-authors present a stopgap fix for a dangerous skull-surgery complication, where the skin flap sinks and presses on the brain. Their 2023 report covers two patients with acute sinking skin flap syndrome after part of the skull was removed. The standard rescue, rebuilding the skull, cannot always happen at once.
The team paired an external plaster cast with a vacuum wound device to pull the scalp back into place and lift the pressure. One patient improved at once, with symptoms gone within hours. The other developed a silent seizure state, though scans confirmed the repositioning worked in both. The authors pitch the method as a cheap bridge to skull repair, with care in picking patients.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Evan Courville, Joshua Marquez, Michael Homma, Michael Conley, Georgios P Skandalakis, Peter Shin, James Botros, Christian Ricks |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |