Airway changes after Le Fort III osteotomy in craniosynostosis syndromes

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 363-371

  Ishii, Kazuhiro ^a   Kaloust, Scott ^b   Ousterhout, Douglas K ^b   Vargervik, Karin ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway changes; Apert's syndrome; Craniosynostosis; Crouzon's syndrome; Le Fort III osteotomy

Indexed keywords

ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; CROUZON SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NASOPHARYNX; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029841569     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199609000-00009     Document Type: Article

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