Mandibular Lengthening by Distraction for Airway Obstruction in Treacher-Collins Syndrome
- 1 February 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Vol. 5 (1) , 22-25
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001665-199402000-00006
Abstract
Mandibular lengthening by distraction was performed in a 6-year-old tracheostomy-dependent Treacher-Collins syndrome patient. Detailed preoperative imaging revealed an occluded retrotongue base pharyngeal airway, which, following mandibular distraction, became patent and permitted tracheostomy removal. Mandibular distraction as a technique must be targeted toward clinical problems--management of upper-airway obstruction may be one such scenario.Keywords
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