Reconstruction of Full Thickness Calvarial Defect With Dermal Regeneration Template and Full Thickness Skin Graft After Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis.

Full-thickness defects of the calvarium often present reconstructive challenges, necessitating large rotational flaps or microsurgical free tissue transfer. Although the vascularity of the scalp is robust, there is an increased risk of wound healing complications after both direct and indirect intracranial revascularization procedures as compared to routine craniotomies, as these procedures utilize extracranial scalp vasculature to supply the ischemic brain. Patients presenting with wound healing complications following intracranial revascularization surgeries may not be candidates for extensive reconstructive procedures, as they are often medically comorbid with cardiac disease, diabetes, and a paucity of recipient vessels for free tissue transfer due to underlying vascular disease that prompts initial revascularization surgery. We present a case of full-thickness calvarial reconstruction using dermal regeneration template and full-thickness skin grafting to the dura in a patient with a full thickness calvarial defect due to wound breakdown and exposed hardware following indirect intracranial revascularization with encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis.