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. 1988 Mar-Apr;88(2):89-94.

[Facio-craniostenosis]

[Article in French]
A Castermans  1 , A Stevenaert, J Born, T Lahaye, J Lenelle, D Jacquemin, J C Colon, G Colot
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  • PMID: 3389036

[Facio-craniostenosis]

[Article in French]
A Castermans et al. Acta Chir Belg. 1988 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Facio-craniostenosis. Facio-craniostenosis is associated with premature stenosis of one or several cranial sutures. The clinical variety is defined by the affected suture. In the complex forms, major disturbances of the anterior fossa of the cranial base are observed. Intracranial hypertension sometimes observed may lead to impairment of the function of the brain or the eyes. The authors have observed 73 children with craniostenosis and have operated upon 49 of them. Three types of methods have been used. The stress is made on the latest one combining advancement of the orbito-frontal "bandeau" and the regularization of the vault. Operating early is essential for prevention of functional sequellae. The optimal age for surgical treatment seems to be between 3 and 6 months. Complications have been remarkable benign.

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