• Journal of neurosurgery · Jul 1996

    Case Reports

    Aplasia cutis congenita. Case report.

    • D D Nichols and A G Bottini.
    • General Surgery Service, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
    • J. Neurosurg. 1996 Jul 1;85(1):170-3.

    AbstractThe authors report the use of intraoperative tissue expansion in the treatment of a neonate with aplasia cutis congenita, a congenital defect of the scalp and skull. The case for immediate surgical intervention is presented, and intraoperative tissue expansion and cranioplasty are recommended as components of an effective surgical approach.

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