title: Craniofacial surgery in Oman: a preliminary study of 10 cases.
abstract: Craniofacial surgery requires a highly specialized surgical team, appropriate precision delicate instruments, dedicated anesthetist, and upgraded intensive care unit facilities. This type of surgery is undertaken in a large number of congenital problems such as encephalocele, craniosynostosis, hypertelorism, tumors of the craniofacial region, and for craniofacial injuries. We present our experience with craniofacial surgery in 10 patients during a 15-month period at Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. These operations were the first of this kind to be done in this part of the world. This article highlights the need for developing craniofacial units in the Gulf region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Joy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D003394:Craniofacial Dysostosis / Q000601:surgery; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000601:surgery; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000601:surgery; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009850:Oman; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome