Meet the editors

Assoc. Prof. Branislav Kolarovszki, MD, Ph.D., is the head of the Clinic of Neurosurgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, University Hospital in Martin, Slovakia. For many years he deals with the issues of pediatric neurosurgery, especially hydrocephalus, spina bifida, and craniosynostosis. He published the results of his work in many scientific journals and monographs. He actively participates in

congresses, including invited lectures on pediatric neurosurgery. Dr. Kolarovszki is a member of editorial boards and a reviewer of many medical journals. He is currently the first vice-dean of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Raffaella Messina is an Italian board-certified neurosurgeon. She was trained in neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Bari, Italy. She has held a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at the IRCCS Institute for Treatment and Research - Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Neurosciences and has been an assistant professor at the University of Bari "Aldo Moro," Italy, since 2010. Her major field

of interest is pediatric neurosurgery, in which she has focused her main scientific activity. She had the opportunity to improve her surgical skills and to achieve board certification for the European Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN), attending the three-year cycle of ESPN.

Dr. Valeria Blé is an Italian board-certified neurosurgeon. She was trained in neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Bari, Italy, and was an observer in pediatric neurosurgery at Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Lyon, France, and fellow at the IRCCS Institute for Treatment and Research - Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome. She is a consultant neurosurgeon in the University Hospital in Bari, Italy. Her major field of interest is pediatric

neurosurgery, and she is currently taking a post-graduate course in Pediatric Neurosurgery.

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Juraj Šutovský*

**Section 2**

*and Daniel García-Sánchez*

Orthopedic Approach to Spina Bifida

Open-Cranial Vault Remodeling

**Preface XI**

Spina Bifida **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 27**

**Chapter 3 57**

**Chapter 4 77**

**Chapter 5 91**

Craniosynostosis **107**

**Chapter 6 109**

**Chapter 7 129**

Etiology and Pathophysiology of the Spina Bifida

Management of Pediatric Patients with Spina Bifida

Urologic Implications and Management in Spina Bifida *by Adrián Gutiérrez-González, José Iván Robles-Torres* 

*by Roselle C. Okubo, Claudio Silveri and Ana C. Belzarena*

New Technologies to Improve Surgical Outcome during

*by David García-Mato, Javier Pascau and Santiago Ochandiano*

Craniofacial Corrective Surgery in Syndromic Craniosynostosis *by Khairul Bariah Chi Adam, Firdaus Hariri, Wei Lee Chee, Kathiravan Purmal, Mohd Faizal Abdullah and Nazer Berahim*

Surgical Treatment of Neural Tube Defects

*by René Opšenák, Romana Richterová and Branislav Kolarovszki*

*by Romana Richterová, Branislav Kolarovszki and René Opšenák*
