Surgical Timing for Mild Form Craniosynostoisis

Abstract

　　Introduction：We have diagnosed and operated on more than 200 craniosynostosis cases. Based on comparison of our data with those from previous publications, we found that patients with craniosynostosis in Japan receive surgical intervention at a later phase of pathological development than patients in other countries. The publications presented at the 2015 Craniofacial Conference held in Chiba, Japan also revealed the same tendency.
　　Materials and cases：Some craniosynostosis cases are difficult to diagnose correctly if the shape of the head is small. We present two such cases here. One is a case that was untreated under the diagnosis of microcephaly, and the other is a case treated when the child was relatively young, but delayed development was found during follow-up.
　　Conclusion：Based on our experience, we consider early surgical intervention to be very important to improve and reduce developmental delay. We need to inform pediatricians who screen infants and children on how to better diagnosis craniosynostosis in order to implement earlier treatment.