1. Isolated hypertelorism: Late surgical correction using the box osteotomy technique.
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Cavalcante de Sousa, Bruna, Costa Ferreira-Pinto, Pedro Henrique, Coelho de Oliveira Ferreira, Domênica Baroni, Pantoja Bastos, Eduardo, Leal Arnaut Junior, Marcio Lima, de Barros Dias, Bruno Santos, Schneider, Thiago, Claro, Valéria, Ladvocat Cintra, Henrique Pessoa, Parise, Maud, Mendes Correa, Eduardo, Zanon Cruz, Thaina, Novaes da Silva, Wellerson, and Nigri, Flavio
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SURGICAL complications ,OPERATIVE surgery ,OSTEOTOMY ,NEUROLOGICAL disorders ,AMBLYOPIA - Abstract
Background: Orbital hypertelorism is a rare congenital condition caused by craniofacial malformations. It consists of complete orbital lateralization, characterized by an increase in distance (above the 95th percentile) of the inner canthal (ICD), outer canthal, and interpupillary distances. It can be approached surgically, and the main techniques are box osteotomy and facial bipartition. The surgical procedure is usually performed before the age of 8. We describe here two patients who underwent late surgical correction using the box osteotomy technique. Case Description: Patient 1: A 13-year-old female presenting isolated hypertelorism with 5 cm ICD and left eye amblyopia. Patient 2: A 15-year-old female with orbital hypertelorism, 4.6 cm ICD, and nasal deformity. Both patients underwent orbital translocation surgery and had no neurological disorders. Conclusion: The article reports two cases of isolated hypertelorism treated late with the box osteotomy technique. Both surgeries were successful, with no postoperative complications. It appears that it is possible to obtain good surgical results even in patients who have not been able to undergo surgery previously. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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