Open AccessPalatoplasty in a patient with Seckel syndrome
Author(s) -
Ramneesh Garg,
S. K. Uppal,
Rita Mittal,
Anju Grewal,
Dinesh Sood,
Sheerin Shah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0746.95324
Subject(s) - medicine , palatoplasty , microcephaly , autosomal recessive inheritance , dwarfism , pediatrics , surgery , genetics , biology , gene
We report a rare case of a patient of Seckel syndrome having cleft palate born to nonconsanguineous married parents. This 8-year-old male child underwent successful palatoplasty under general anesthesia. Till date there are approximately 60 cases of Seckel syndrome reported in the literature. The syndrome which has autosomal recessive inheritance is characterized by Intra Uterine Growth Retardation, microcephaly, dwarfism, and bird-like face. The associated features of the syndrome and technical details of surgery and anesthesia are discussed.