Treatment experience of surgical repair for long-term skull defect

Retrospective analysis was performed on 30 patients of skull defect who underwent surgical repair. Intraoperative and postoperative curative effect was evaluated on those patients, and the results showed that the incidence rate of intraoperative dura mater defect (P = 0.001), early postoperative complications [new epilepsy (P = 0.035) and effusion (P = 0.021)] and late postoperative complications [foreign body sensation (P = 0.035) and dizziness and headache (P = 0.050)] in long-term skull defect group were all higher than those in control group. In conclusion, surgical repair of long-term skull defect incurring high risk and various complications will not be an ideal management. Therefore, early surgical treatment for skull defect is suggested. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-6731.2015.12.016