Chin wing osteotomy in a patient with craniofrontonasal dysplasia

L. Verstraete; E. Shaheen; E. Grymonprez; I. Miclotte; C. Politis

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases (Sep 2020)

Chin wing osteotomy in a patient with craniofrontonasal dysplasia

L. Verstraete,
E. Shaheen,
E. Grymonprez,
I. Miclotte,
C. Politis

Affiliations

L. Verstraete: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals of Leuven, Campus Sint-Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 33, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium; OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Corresponding author. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals of Leuven, campus Sint-Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 33, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
E. Shaheen: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals of Leuven, Campus Sint-Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 33, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium; OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
E. Grymonprez: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals of Leuven, Campus Sint-Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 33, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium; OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
I. Miclotte: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals of Leuven, Campus Sint-Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 33, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium; OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
C. Politis: OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Head of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 3
p. 100157

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In this case report a cleft patient with tentative diagnosis of craniofrontonasal dysplasia who was treated with a ‘chin wing’ osteotomy is described. Alternative treatment options are discussed. A satisfactory and stable result was seen one year after surgery. The initial complaints of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome however didn't improve.

Published in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases

ISSN: 2214-5419 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/oral-and-maxillofacial-surgery-cases/

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