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Fronto-Orbital Advance in a Patient With Roberts Syndrome

Authors :
Jesus Andres Duque Montealegre
Carlos Perez Cataño
Jaime Andres Jimenez Alvarez
José Manuel Valdés Reyes
Leonardo Andres Chacon
Source :
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 31:e574-e577
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2020.

Abstract

Roberts Syndrome is an extremely rare syndrome reporting about 150 cases in the literature, with a very low survival rate. The authors present a case of a female patient with Roberts Syndrome who also had a coronal craniosynostosis. The aim of this case report is to present a case of a patient with Roberts Syndrome with a brachycephaly that required management of fronto-orbital advancement. In conclusion Roberts Syndrome is a rare disease, which can have different skeletal variations. This syndrome can manifest itself with craniosynostosis, with the requirement of a comprehensive management to correct it and avoid compression of the brain with endocranial hypertension.

Details

ISSN :
15363732 and 10492275
Volume :
31
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....3fcb490911dea7e40d0125ca3bb11770
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000006577