TY - JOUR AU - Faleiro, Rodrigo Moreira; Cavalheiro, Sérgio; Belo, João Tiago Alves; Moraes, Vítor Vieira de Souza; dos Santos, Aieska Kellen Dantas; Pontes, Ellano de Brito; Teixeira, Rodrigo de Oliveira; Silva, Aretha Miranda; Costa, Nathalia Lacerda Eller TI - Use of Vacuum-suction in Depressed Skull Fractures – Case Report and Technical Nuances of Nonoperative Treatment TT - Uso da vácuo-sucção nas fraturas em afundamento – Relato de caso e aspectos técnicos do tratamento não-operatório SN - 0103-5355 SN - 2359-5922 PY - 2020 JF - Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery LA - EN VL - 40 IS - 03 SP - e263 EP - e267 DA - 2020/10/16 KW - neurosurgery KW - pediatric neurosurgery KW - skull fractures KW - depressed skull fractures KW - vacuum-suction AB - Up to 20% of victims from skull fractures are represented by the pediatric population, and 50% of these lesions are depressed skull fractures. The treatment is multimodal in nature, ranging from conservative treatment to open surgical repair. The last one is associated, although in a small proportion, to complications, such as infections, hematomas and even death, besides the risks of the anesthetic procedure itself. The authors of the present article present a case report of the successful treatment of a depressed skull fracture in a newborn patient, using the vacuum-suction technique. The use of vacuum-suction may be beneficial for the pediatric patients, as it is a quick, non-invasive procedure, without the need for general anesthesia. PB - Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. DO - 10.1055/s-0040-1718423 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0040-1718423 ER -