An exceptional case because of the age of the patient and the severity of the congenital scoliosis
The patient’s family visited Dr. Ferran Pellisé, Director of the Instituto de Columna del Hospital Quirónsalud Barcelona (Spine Institute of the Quirónsalud Hospital in Barcelona), after being told in their home country, Morocco, that there was no treatment for their son.
Iyad had a greater number of vertebrae on the left side of the spine and a lack of vertebrae on the right side, resulting in the asymmetrical growth of the spine, with much more growth on the left side than on the right side and progressive deformation of the spine and torso as he grew.
Given the complexity of the surgery, which was financed by the Moroccan Government, a three-dimensional model of the child’s spine and ribcage was made in order to perform the surgery with maximum success.
Surgeons removed the malformed vertebrae, repositioned the spine and chest with mini-screws and corrected the scoliosis without damaging the spinal cord.
Iyad’s postoperative period did not have any complications, although his evolution should be monitored to continue guiding the growth of Iyad’s spine until he is older, as it may have a tendency to twist again given its characteristics and malformations.