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Skull Base 2011; 21(5): 279-286
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1280684
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Evaluation of Three Cases Using a Novel Titanium Mesh System—Skull-Fit® with Orbital Wall (Skull-Fit WOW®)—For Cranial Base Reconstructions

Noriko Hattori1 , Hideo Nakajima1 , Ikkei Tamada2 , Yoshiaki Sakamoto1 , Takayuki Ohira3 , Kazunari Yoshida3 , Takeshi Kawase3 , Kazuo Kishi1
  • 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Keio University, School of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
  • 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
  • 3Department of Neurosurgery, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Publication Date:
03 June 2011 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Cranial base reconstructions associated with tumor resections around the orbital wall often require that both the upper and lateral orbital walls be reconstructed during a single procedure. Previously, we used titanium mesh plates that were preoperatively fabricated based on three-dimensional models. Although these plates are precise and do not increase the probability of infection, we still had to use autologous bones to reconstruct the orbital walls. Recently, we developed a new titanium mesh plate—called Skull-Fit®—with orbital wall (Skull-Fit WOW®), enabling us to reconstruct the cranial base and orbital walls without bone grafts. Here, we report on three reconstruction cases in which the novel titanium mesh-orbital wall system was used. In all three cases, the customized titanium mesh system performed satisfactorily with little, if any, complications.

KEYWORDS

Titanium mesh plate - skull base reconstruction - Skull-Fit WOW® - meningioma

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Noriko HattoriM.D. Ph.D. 

Department of Plastic Surgery, Keio University, School of Medicine

35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan

Email: nonken@2001.jukuin.keio.ac.jp

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