Hypertelorism and micro-orbit simultaneous correction in a patient with paramedian bilateral facial clefts

J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Sep;25(5):1864-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000000986.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to report a case of a patient with paramedian bilateral facial clefts and hypertelorism associated with a severe encephalocele and micro-orbit. The patient required a facial bipartition to correct a transsphenoidal encephalocele, and a modified medialization surgery of the orbits to simultaneously expand the micro-orbit and correct the hypertelorism. These procedures achieved hypertelorbitism correction, orbital expansion which allowed symmetrical facial growth, and a functional orbit that permitted the use of an ocular prosthesis. We present this unique case to highlight the predictable results of a procedure that combines 2 surgical reproducible techniques of craniofacial surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Craniofacial Abnormalities / surgery*
  • Encephalocele / surgery
  • Eye, Artificial
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Frontal Bone / abnormalities
  • Humans
  • Hypertelorism / surgery*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Microphthalmos / surgery
  • Nose / abnormalities
  • Nose / surgery
  • Orbit / abnormalities*
  • Orbit / surgery
  • Osteotomy / methods
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Sphenoid Bone / surgery