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Bilateral Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in the Neonate with Pierre Robin Sequence and Airway Obstruction: A Primary Option

Children with craniofacial abnormalities associated with retromicrognathia and glossoptosis often have compromised upper airway flow. In severe cases, emergency intubation is necessary immediately after birth, and tracheostomy is advocated to manage the airway in the neonatal period and to allow for...

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Main Authors: Zenha, Horácio, Azevedo, Luis, Rios, Leonor, Pereira, Alberto, Pinto, Armindo, Barroso, Maria Luz, Costa, Horácio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3348754/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23450076
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1300960
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