[Overview of the classification and treatment of premature craniosynostosis. On the development of encephalocele following surgery of craniostenosis].

Craniosynostosis means premature closure of one or more cranial sutures. The redirection of the main growth of the brain according to the remaining open sutures results in different deformities of the skull; the intracerebral pressure may be elevated and neurological signs may be present. After reviewing the etiology, pathogenesis, classification and surgical treatment of craniosynostosis, the author describes a severe clinical complication resulting from surgical intervention.