Popliteal pterygium syndrome with syngnathia

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-82

  Patel, Vikram ^a   Theroux, Mary C ^b   Reilly, James ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Anaesthesia; Neonate; Popliteal pterygium syndrome; Syngnathia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; OXYGEN;

ADHESION; AIRWAY; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CRYING; EXCISION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; JAW DISEASE; LITERATURE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPLITEAL PTERYGIUM SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYNGNATHIA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADHESIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOUTH ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 0037243414     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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