Author/Authors :
Foroutan, Hamid Reza shiraz university of medical sciences - Department of Pediatric Surgery, شيراز, ايران , Rahsepar, Behzad shiraz university of medical sciences - Maxillofacial Surgery, شيراز, ايران , Eghbal, Mohammad Hossin shiraz university of medical sciences - Anesthesiology, شيراز, ايران , Rahimi, Ali shiraz university of medical sciences - Otolaryngology, شيراز, ايران , Bahador, Ali shiraz university of medical sciences - Department of Pediatric Surgery, شيراز, ايران , Amini, Afshin shiraz university of medical sciences - Namazee Hospital, شيراز, ايران , Hosseini, Seid Mohammad Vahid shiraz university of medical sciences - Department of Pediatric Surgery, شيراز, ايران , Honarpisheh, Mohammad Sadegh shiraz university of medical sciences, شيراز, ايران , Foroutan, Ali shiraz university of medical sciences, شيراز, ايران , Shahbazi, Shahrbanoo shiraz university of medical sciences - Anesthesiology, شيراز, ايران , Banani, Seid Abbas shiraz university of medical sciences - Department of Pediatric Surgery, شيراز, ايران
Abstract :
Congenital fusion of the maxilla and the mandible is a rare condition. The extent of the problem ranges from simple mu-cosal adhesion (synechia) to severe bony fusion (syngnathia). Here we present a patient with zygomatico-mandibular fusion who was treated at neonatal and infancy periods at three dif-ferent stages without tracheostomy. Having had recurrence for two times, porcine grafting was performed as a novel proce-dure to increase the chance of success. Ultimately the patient had uneventful outcome for 6 months after the last operation. Iran J Med Sci 2009; 34(1): 68-71.
