We have read with great interest the note and image submitted by Amr E. Abouleish1 in relation to anesthetic management of neonatal craniosynostosis.We agree with the author that the development of less invasive surgical techniques allows for surgical treatment of craniofacial pathologies at earlier ages.2'3 The aim of reducing die impact of chronic compression of the brain and compensatory mechanisms on the cranial vault and base of the skull appears to offset die dieoretical risks of surgery at earlier ages.
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