Resumen

CASALLO QUILIANO, Carlos Arturo, TANTAS OBLITAS, Gustavo Zenón y PINEDA GARCIA, Ronald Augusto. Craneoplastía con implante de polieteretercetona diseñado por computadora. Acta méd. peruana, jul./set. 2010, vol.27, no.3, p.193-195. ISSN 1728-5917.

Background: Craneoplasty has 2 purposes; protection of the brain and a satisfying cosmetic result. There are different alloplast grafts to cranial reconstruction. Clinical case: A decompressive craniectomy was performed in a 29 years old man who had a severe brain trauma one month before admission. Clinically he is in coma, with a left large skull defect. After two months the patient is underwent to cranial reconstruction using computer designed polyetheretherketone implant, without complications related to surgery until now. Conclusion: Craneoplasty using computer designed PEEK implant is safe, offers great adaptability and biocompatibility, and minor surgical time.

Palabras llave: skull; craniocerebral injuries; descompresive craniectomy.