Apert Syndrome: New Treatment and a Perspective for the Future

Authors

  • Bruno Gonçalves Leite
  • Ana Beatriz Tavares Filgueiras
  • Kécia Silva Damasceno
  • Janaina Batista Pereira
  • Vânia Barbosa do Nascimento
  • Hiroe Alencar Braga
  • Patrícia Gonçalves Pinheiro
  • Hellen Lúcia Caldas Lins
  • Modesto Leite Rolim Neto
  • Cícera Janielly de Matos Cassiano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3823/1686

Keywords:

Apert Syndrom, Treatment, Craniosynostosis, Polydactyly

Abstract

Treatment the Apert Syndrome is unique, therefore, divergences exist in the priority of the procedures performed by each team. The Apert Syndrome occurs in approximately 1/65,000 births and accounts for 4.5% of all craniosynostosis. Some changes in Apert Syndrome stand out, such as craniosynostosis and polydactyly.

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Published

2015-04-27

Issue

Vol. 8 (2015)

Section

Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

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