title: A novel approach to the management of severe facial disfigurement in neurofibromatosis type 1.
abstract: A 12-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis type 1 underwent subtotal anterior exenteration of a blind, unsightly, buphthalmic eye and orbital/eyelid plexiform neurofibroma. Simultaneously, a channeled Medpor orbital implant was positioned to reduce a meningoencephalocele resulting from severe sphenoid wing dysgenesis. Two-stage osseointegration was subsequently performed to permit secure fitting of an orbital prosthesis. This patient's cosmesis and social interaction were improved markedly with this surgical approach for disfiguring ocular, eyelid, and orbital disease due to neurofibromatosis type 1.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Karen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Madill
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brammar
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leatherbarrow
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006871:Hydrophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000209:etiology; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D020273:Orbital Implants; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011095:Polyethylenes; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*
chemical_list: C084562:Medpor; D011095:Polyethylenes