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Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery

Volume 5, September 2016, Pages 6-8
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery

Case Report & Case Series
Sinking skin flap syndrome after unilateral cranioplasty and ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a patient with bilateral decompressive craniectomy

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Highlights

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    Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt with skull defects may cause sinking skin flap syndrome.

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    If bilateral cranioplasty and VP shunt is required, simultaneous or two-step procedures within few days may be better.

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    Cranioplasty is effective for the treatment of sinking skin flap syndrome.

Keywords

Sinking skin flap syndrome
Post-traumatic hydrocephalus
Cranioplasty
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Complication

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