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

Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2026 Jan;63(1):144-150. doi: 10.1177/10556656241299201. Epub 2024 Nov 25.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Encephalocele* / diagnostic imaging
  • Encephalocele* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hypertelorism* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hypertelorism* / surgery
  • Lipoma / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures* / methods