[fr] Résumé : Le crâne lacunaire correspond à une description
radiologique caractérisée par la présence de lacunes dans la
voûte crânienne. Sa physiopathologie est, jusqu’à présent, mal
comprise; il est le plus souvent accompagné par des anomalies
du tube neural. L’association d’un crâne lacunaire avec une
craniosténose est peu décrite dans la littérature. Nous rapportons
le cas d’un patient âgé de neuf mois présentant une craniosténose
multisuturaire compliquée d’un crâne lacunaire.
Le traitement chirurgical a permis de remodeler le crâne et
d’espérer une régression spontanée des lacunes. [en] A rare case of lacunar skull deformity
associated with craniosynostosis
Summary : The lacunar skull is a radiologic description characterised
by the presence of lacunae in the cranial vault. Its
physiopathology remains up to now poorly understood; it is
mostly associated with neural tube defects. The association of
a lacunar skull with a craniosynostosis has rarely been described
in the literature. The case of a 9-month-old patient presenting
a multisutural craniosynostosis with a lacunar skull
is reported in this article. The surgical treatment allowed to
remodel the skull and to hope for a spontaneous regression of
the lacunae.
Disciplines :
Pediatrics Neurology
Author, co-author :
VAESEN, François ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Département de chirurgie > Service d'urologie
Thimmesch, Mathieu; Université de Liège - ULiège > Pedaitrie > Service universitaire de Pédiatrie
BORN, Jacques; Centre Hospitalier Régionale de la Citadelle (Liège) - CHR CITADELLE > neurochirurgie
MISSON, Jean-Paul ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service de pédiatrie (CHR)
Language :
French
Title :
Une présentation rare de craniosténose associée à un crâne lacunaire
Alternative titles :
[en] A rare case of lacunar skull deformity associated with craniosynostosis
Publication date :
2016
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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