Xerografting as a Novel Procedure in the Management of Syngnathia

• Main Authors: Hamid Reza Foroutan, Behzad Rahsepar, Mohammad Hossin Eghbal, Ali Rahimi, Ali Bahador, Afshin Amini, Seid Mohammad Vahid Hosseini, Mohammad Sadegh Honarpisheh, Ali Foroutan, Shahrbanoo Shahbazi, Seid Abbas Banani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2009-03-01
• Series: Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
• Subjects: Syngnathia; congenital bony syngnathia; mandible; maxillomandibular
• Online Access: http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/34_1_10-Dr_%20Foroutan.pdf362820648.pdf

Congenital fusion of the maxilla and the mandible is a rarecondition. The extent of the problem ranges from simple mucosaladhesion (synechia) to severe bony fusion (syngnathia).Here we present a patient with zygomatico-mandibular fusionwho was treated at neonatal and infancy periods at three differentstages without tracheostomy. Having had recurrence fortwo times, porcine grafting was performed as a novel procedureto increase the chance of success. Ultimately the patienthad uneventful outcome for 6 months after the last operation.