Postoperative massive macroglossia in klippel-feil syndrome after posterior occipitocervical fixation surgery in the sitting position

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-229

  Kotil, Kadir ^a,b   Yavasca, Pinar ^a   Bilge, Turgay ^a  

^a HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Klippel Feil syndrome; Macroglossia

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; STEROID;

ADULT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BODY POSITION; CASE REPORT; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; KLIPPEL FEIL SYNDROME; LABORATORY TEST; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SITTING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYRINGOMYELIA; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; INSTRUMENTATION; LAMINECTOMY; OCCIPITAL BONE; RARE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; KLIPPEL-FEIL SYNDROME; LAMINECTOMY; MACROGLOSSIA; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; POSTURE; RARE DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33746481756     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000194054.79924.bd     Document Type: Review

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