Abstract

ESTRADA SARMIENTO, Manuel; FERNANDEZ-VEGA BARRETO, Francisco  and  VIRELLES ESPINOSA, Isel. Comisuroplastia en 1 paciente con el síndrome de Freeman-Sheldon. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2002, vol.74, n.3, pp.252-256. ISSN 0034-7531.

The case of a 5-year-old girl with Freeman-Sheldon’s syndrome, whose relevant sign was microstomia, a pathological entity that may impede food ingestion, is described. She was treated by commissuroplasty with satisfactory results. Dieffenbach-Lexer’s surgical technique is explained in detail. No complications were reported. The patient is in good health at present.

Keywords : MICROSTOMIA [surgery]; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; MOUTH ABNORMALITIES; CHILD.

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