Surgical caution with Carpenter's syndrome.
Carpenter's syndrome is a relatively rare craniofacial deformity which will occasionally present to craniofacial surgeons for treatment. Some abnormal anatomical features encountered in two cases which led to unexpected severe intraoperative blood loss are described.
Poole
M D
MD
Oxford Craniofacial Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, UK.
D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000002:abnormalities; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D014680:Veins