INTRODUCTION: @entity2321 ( @entity2321 ) is a rare @entity4670 . The purpose of this study was to present outcomes of tissue expander application for scalp reconstruction in extensive @entity2321 . @entity1 /METHODS: In this retrospective study, medical records were reviewed for six @entity1 who underwent serial tissue expander application for scalp reconstruction in @entity2321 between 2000 and 2015. @entity1 average age was 14.5 (range, 4-25  years). One of the six cases had frontal bone defect, the others had bone and soft tissue defect at the vertex. In the newborn period, all @entity1 have been managed by split-thickness skin grafts without cranioplasty procedures. After grafting and calvarial regeneration, one (or more) sessions of tissue expanders and scalp flap applications were performed for @entity1665 and soft tissue correction. Radiologic and clinical examination was performed for complications and outcomes. RESULTS: Computerized tomography showed intact calvarium with patchy @entity4916 in all @entity1 . The mean size of grafted areas was 69.5  cm(2) (range, 32-148.5  cm(2)). Minimal @entity39 (6  *  1  cm) was observed in one @entity1 . Serial scalp tissue expansion was performed with at least one session in a 1-year interval. One expander was extracted due to exposition and @entity281 . No total flap losses and no @entity9332 were observed during follow-up (mean; 8.6  years). Clinical examination revealed acceptable cosmetic results in all @entity1 . CONCLUSION: We advocate late expander scalp reconstruction for management of extensive @entity2321 cases. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

Outcomes of Tissue Expander Application for Scalp Reconstruction in Extensive XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patient', 'PATIENT'] @entity4916 :: ('MESH:D015576', 'Disease') :: ['hyperostosis'] @entity1665 :: ('MESH:D000505', 'Disease') :: ['alopecia'] @entity4670 :: ('MESH:D009358', 'Disease') :: ['congenital disorder'] @entity39 :: ('MESH:D009336', 'Disease') :: ['distal flap necrosis'] @entity9332 :: ('MESH:C537963', 'Disease') :: ['calvarial defects'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity2321 :: ('MESH:D004476', 'Disease') :: ['ACC', 'Aplasia cutis congenita']
@entity2321 :: (MESH:D004476,Disease) :: ['Aplasia Cutis Congenita']
