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Craniosynostosis, nonsyndromic unicoronal

MedGen UID:
864783
•Concept ID:
C4016346
•
Finding
Synonym: CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS, NONSYNDROMIC UNICORONAL
 
OMIM®: 176943

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Early Ophthalmology Findings in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis.
Tien C, Johns AL, Choi DG, de Castro-Abeger A, Buswell N, McComb JG, Durham SR, Urata MM
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Jun 1;34(4):1259-1261. Epub 2023 Apr 27 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009330. PMID: 37101323
Ophthalmological findings in children with unicoronal craniosynostosis.
Touzé R, Paternoster G, Arnaud E, Khonsari RH, James S, Bremond-Gignac D, Robert MP
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;32(6):3274-3280. Epub 2022 Feb 4 doi: 10.1177/11206721221077548. PMID: 35118895
The Impact of Ethnicity on Craniosynostosis in the United States.
Sacks GN, Skolnick GB, Trachtenberg A, Naidoo SD, Lopez J, Oh AK, Chao JW, Dorafshar A, Vercler CJ, Buchman SR, Patel K
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Nov-Dec;30(8):2526-2529. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006009. PMID: 31609944
Distraction Osteogenesis for Unicoronal Craniosynostosis: Rotational Flap Technique and Case Series.
Brandel MG, Dalle Ore CL, Reid CM, Zhu W, Lance S, Meltzer H, Gosman AA
Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Dec;142(6):904e-908e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005053. PMID: 30188473
The cranial orbital buttress technique for nonsyndromic unicoronal and metopic craniosynostosis.
Seal SK, Steinbok P, Courtemanche DJ
Neurosurg Focus 2015 May;38(5):E4. doi: 10.3171/2015.2.FOCUS14844. PMID: 25929966

Diagnosis

Early Ophthalmology Findings in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis.
Tien C, Johns AL, Choi DG, de Castro-Abeger A, Buswell N, McComb JG, Durham SR, Urata MM
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Jun 1;34(4):1259-1261. Epub 2023 Apr 27 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009330. PMID: 37101323
Ophthalmological findings in children with unicoronal craniosynostosis.
Touzé R, Paternoster G, Arnaud E, Khonsari RH, James S, Bremond-Gignac D, Robert MP
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;32(6):3274-3280. Epub 2022 Feb 4 doi: 10.1177/11206721221077548. PMID: 35118895
A Role for Artificial Intelligence in the Classification of Craniofacial Anomalies.
Geisler EL, Agarwal S, Hallac RR, Daescu O, Kane AA
J Craniofac Surg 2021 May 1;32(3):967-969. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007369. PMID: 33405463
The Impact of Ethnicity on Craniosynostosis in the United States.
Sacks GN, Skolnick GB, Trachtenberg A, Naidoo SD, Lopez J, Oh AK, Chao JW, Dorafshar A, Vercler CJ, Buchman SR, Patel K
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Nov-Dec;30(8):2526-2529. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006009. PMID: 31609944
The cranial orbital buttress technique for nonsyndromic unicoronal and metopic craniosynostosis.
Seal SK, Steinbok P, Courtemanche DJ
Neurosurg Focus 2015 May;38(5):E4. doi: 10.3171/2015.2.FOCUS14844. PMID: 25929966

Therapy

Long-term aesthetic and photogrammetric outcomes in non-syndromic unicoronal synostosis: comparison of fronto-orbital distraction osteogenesis and fronto-orbital advancement and remodeling.
Villavisanis DF, Blum JD, Cho DY, Carlson AR, Heuer GG, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 May;39(5):1283-1296. Epub 2023 Feb 4 doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-05857-9. PMID: 36738322
Surgical Outcome After Less "Rigid" Fixation in Open Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis.
Koh KL, Zain A
J Craniofac Surg 2018 Jun;29(4):861-867. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004347. PMID: 29438206
Impact of Fronto-Orbital Advancement on Frontal Sinus Volume, Morphology, and Disease in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis.
Xu W, Li J, Gerety PA, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP
Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Nov;138(5):1051-1059. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002636. PMID: 27391831
Long-term outcomes of primary craniofacial reconstruction for craniosynostosis: a 12-year experience.
Seruya M, Oh AK, Boyajian MJ, Posnick JC, Myseros JS, Yaun AL, Keating RF
Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Jun;127(6):2397-2406. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318213a178. PMID: 21311385

Prognosis

A Role for Artificial Intelligence in the Classification of Craniofacial Anomalies.
Geisler EL, Agarwal S, Hallac RR, Daescu O, Kane AA
J Craniofac Surg 2021 May 1;32(3):967-969. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007369. PMID: 33405463
The Directive Growth Approach for Nonsyndromic, Unicoronal Craniosynostosis: Patient and Clinical Outcomes.
Mann RJ, Fahrenkopf MP, Burton M, Girotto J, Polley J
J Craniofac Surg 2017 Nov;28(8):2108-2112. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004179. PMID: 28968328Free PMC Article
Comparison of Resorbable Plating Systems: Complications During Degradation.
Nguyen DC, Woo AS, Farber SJ, Skolnick GB, Yu J, Naidoo SD, Patel KB
J Craniofac Surg 2017 Jan;28(1):88-92. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003216. PMID: 27906843Free PMC Article
Changing epidemiology of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis and revisiting the risk factors.
Lee HQ, Hutson JM, Wray AC, Lo PA, Chong DK, Holmes AD, Greensmith AL
J Craniofac Surg 2012 Sep;23(5):1245-51. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318252d893. PMID: 22976622
Prevalence and complications of single-gene and chromosomal disorders in craniosynostosis.
Wilkie AO, Byren JC, Hurst JA, Jayamohan J, Johnson D, Knight SJ, Lester T, Richards PG, Twigg SR, Wall SA
Pediatrics 2010 Aug;126(2):e391-400. Epub 2010 Jul 19 doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-3491. PMID: 20643727Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Long-term aesthetic and photogrammetric outcomes in non-syndromic unicoronal synostosis: comparison of fronto-orbital distraction osteogenesis and fronto-orbital advancement and remodeling.
Villavisanis DF, Blum JD, Cho DY, Carlson AR, Heuer GG, Swanson JW, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 May;39(5):1283-1296. Epub 2023 Feb 4 doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-05857-9. PMID: 36738322
Ophthalmological findings in children with unicoronal craniosynostosis.
Touzé R, Paternoster G, Arnaud E, Khonsari RH, James S, Bremond-Gignac D, Robert MP
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;32(6):3274-3280. Epub 2022 Feb 4 doi: 10.1177/11206721221077548. PMID: 35118895
A Role for Artificial Intelligence in the Classification of Craniofacial Anomalies.
Geisler EL, Agarwal S, Hallac RR, Daescu O, Kane AA
J Craniofac Surg 2021 May 1;32(3):967-969. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007369. PMID: 33405463
Determining the fate of cranial sutures after surgical correction of non-syndromic craniosynostosis.
Kim SY, Shin HJ, Lim SY
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2017 Nov;45(11):1801-1808. Epub 2017 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.08.009. PMID: 28939204
Brain morphology in nonsyndromic unicoronal craniosynostosis.
Aldridge K, Kane AA, Marsh JL, Panchal J, Boyadjiev SA, Yan P, Govier D, Ahmad W, Richtsmeier JT
Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol 2005 Aug;285(2):690-8. doi: 10.1002/ar.a.20201. PMID: 15977220

Recent systematic reviews

Determining the fate of cranial sutures after surgical correction of non-syndromic craniosynostosis.
Kim SY, Shin HJ, Lim SY
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2017 Nov;45(11):1801-1808. Epub 2017 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.08.009. PMID: 28939204

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