Surgical and laser treatment of Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Sturge-Weber syndrome (also called encephalofacial or encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis) is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by facial port-wine stains in the trigeminal nerve distribution area. An innovative treatment based on surgical and laser techniques of a patient affected with Sturge-Weber syndrome is reported. The aesthetic and functional results were satisfactory.
Onesti
Maria Giuseppina
MG
Department of Dermatology and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome Sapienza, Viale delle Provincie 65, 00162, Rome, Italy.
Fioramonti
Paolo
P
Carella
Sara
S
Spinelli
Graziano
G
Scuderi
Nicolò
N
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013341:Sturge-Weber Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*