Frenulotomy for breastfeeding infants with ankyloglossia: Effect on milk removal and sucking mechanism as imaged by ultrasound

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Geddes, Donna T ^a   Langton, Diana B ^b   Gollow, Ian ^c   Jacobs, Lorili A ^d   Hartmann, Peter E ^a   Simmer, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^d Ultrasound Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankyloglossia; Breastfeeding; Feeding; Frenulotomy; Lactation; Tongue tie; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOGLOSSIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRENULOTOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MOUTH CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCKING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEANING; LACTATION; MALE; MOUTH; NEWBORN; NIPPLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TONGUE;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; LINGUAL FRENUM; MALE; MOUTH; NIPPLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TONGUE;

EID: 48249089303     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2553     Document Type: Article

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