Single Stage Management of a Severe Form of Grade 3 Hypertelorism With Sincipital and Basal Encephaloceles-Lessons Learnt!

Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2024 Nov 25:10556656241299201. doi: 10.1177/10556656241299201. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

The article elucidates the management of a case of severe form of grade III hypertelorism with an intercanthal distance of 61 mm in a 4-year-old child. The management was especially challenging because of the patient's young age, degree of hypertelorism, wide cleft and simultaneous presence of 2 big (sincipital & basal) encephaloceles and a lipoma in the midline. This paper attempts to describe the attempted surgery, postoperative course and the learnings derived from its management to probably create a road-map for surgeons faced with such a challenge in future.

Keywords: craniofacial surgery; facial cleft; osteotomy; team care.