Surgical aspects of endoscopic treatment of sagittal craniosynostosis (scaphocephaly) in children.

The article is devoted to the surgical treatment of sagittal craniosynostosis in children. Among non-syndromic monosynostosis sagittal craniosynostosis (scaphocephaly) is the most common. Treatment of children with craniosynostosis should begin as soon as possible. Endoscopic method refers to minimally invasive technique in surgical correction of craniosynostosis. This article presents a features of surgical treatment at all stages of the endoscopic cranioplasty. Presented data is based on the experience of treatment of 20 children with primary sagittal craniosynostosis. Treatment was performed using endoscopic techniques, special tools designed specifically for the endoscopic cranioplasty.