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Cranioplasty

Getting closer to be an X-man! Having a “metal skull” by having cranioplasties applied with screws! Cranioplasty refers to a surgical reconstruction of a defect or deformity of a skull. This patient required such a procedure after decompressive bilateral craniectomy because of generalized brain edema. At some point patient developed infection of the reimplanted autologous skull flaps, and their removal was necessary. Additionally, Massive subgaleal hygromas were found. Intraoperatively, the hygromas have been drained, multiple defects of the dura were covered, and cranioplasties have been applied and screwed on.