Congenital Deformities. Two Cases

Congenital Vomer Agenesis: Report of Two Cases

Introduction: Congenital vomer agenesis is an extremely rare condition in which the vomer bone does not fully develop, which can lead to septal perforation. Case Report: We report two cases with a defect in the vomer bone in the posteroinferior portion of the septum, found accidentally while performing a pre-operative CT scan for nasal obstruction evaluation. They were diagnosed with congenital...

Congenital Deformities.

Non-surgical Management of Congenital Auricular Deformities

BACKGROUND Unlike congenital auricular malformations which are identified by underdevelopment of dermal and cartilaginous tissues, deformed ears are less sever congenital anomalies characterized only by a misshaped pinna structure and can be improved with acceptable cosmetic results and minimal cost through ear molding if treated in early neonatal period. In this study, authors present the f...

Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM) with Two Cases Introduction

CCAM is a rare conolition in the neonatal Period. Two babies were admitted to Mofid hospital with cyanosis and respiratory distress. Pneumectomy was done for both of them for space occupaying lesion. Pathology examination of first case showed area of cuboidal epithelium lined tubes and spaces resembling fetal bronchioles, which are torn in folds. In second case, pathologic examination revealed...

Two-stage corrective surgery for congenital deformities of the spine.

Sixty patients with congenital deformities of the spine were operated upon in the past fifteen years using a two-stage procedure. In the fifty patients with scoliosis half of the deformities were due to hemivertebrae and half to unilateral bars. The average correction of the deformity was 47 per cent. Early neurological signs observed in two patients with a diastematomyelia resolved. Of the ten...