English Journal

The efficacy of custom-made porous hydroxyapatite prostheses for cranioplasty: evaluation of postmarketing data on 2697 patients.

Stefini R1, Zanotti B, Nataloni A, Martinetti R, Scafuto M, Colasurdo M, Tampieri A.
Journal of applied biomaterials & functional materials.J Appl Biomater Funct Mater.2014 Dec 19:0. doi: 10.5301/jabfm.5000211. [Epub ahead of print]
PURPOSE: Cranioplasty is a surgical intervention aimed at reestablishing the integrity of skull defects. Autologous bone is still considered the treatment of choice for cranioplasty. The aims of this study were to characterize and evaluate the efficacy of porous hydroxyapatite (HA) to fill skull def
PMID 25589160

Use of "custom made" porous hydroxyapatite implants for cranioplasty: postoperative analysis of complications in 1549 patients.

Stefini R1, Esposito G, Zanotti B, Iaccarino C, Fontanella MM, Servadei F.
Surgical neurology international.Surg Neurol Int.2013;4:12. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.106290. Epub 2013 Jan 28.
BACKGROUND: Cranioplasty is a surgical intervention aimed at reestablishing the integrity of skull defects, and should be considered the conclusion of a surgical act that began with bone flap removal. Autologous bone is still considered the treatment of choice for cranioplasty. An alternative choice
PMID 23493459

Duplication 5q and deletion 9p due to a t(5;9)(q34;p23) in 2 cousins with features of Hunter-McAlpine syndrome and hypothyroidism.

Vásquez-Velásquez AI1, García-Castillo HA, González-Mercado MG, Dávalos IP, Raca G, Xu X, Dwyer E, Rivera H.
Cytogenetic and genome research.Cytogenet Genome Res.2011;132(4):233-8. doi: 10.1159/000321647. Epub 2010 Nov 10.
We report on 2 similarly affected cousins with a compound imbalance resulting from a familial t(5;9)(q34;p23) and entailing both an ∼17-Mb 5q terminal duplication and an ∼12-Mb 9p terminal deletion as determined by G-banding, subtelomere FISH, and aCGH. The proband's karyotype was 46,XX,der(9)t(
PMID 21063078

Japanese Journal

吉田忍,西澤嘉四郎
日本周産期・新生児医学会雑誌 = Journal of Japan Society of Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine 44(3), 742-745, 2008-08-20
NAID 10023969460

KITANO Ikuo,MATSUMOTO Takashi,TANAKA Yuichi,USHIO Yukitaka,YOKOTA Akira
Neurologia medico-chirurgica 29(5), 414-416, 1989-05-15
… A plain skull x-ray revealed craniolacunia and a computed tomography (CT) scan showed maldevelopment of the cerebrum. …
NAID 110002277893

HAYASHI TAKASHI,KADOWAKI TETSURO,HASHIMOTO TAKEO,SHOJIMA KAZUHITO,UTSUNOMIYA HIDETSUNA,HONDA EIICHRO
The Kurume Medical Journal 31(1), 27-35, 1984
… Three cases with craniolacunia were all complicated by congenital hydrocephalus and ventriculoperitoneal shunt was carried out. …
NAID 130000889368