Orthopedic palatal expansion in the treatment of bilateral congenital choanal atresia: An additional tool in the long term follow up of patients?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-103

  Felisati, Giovanni ^a   Meazzini, Maria Costanza ^b   Messina, Francesco ^a   Tavecchia, Maria Giulia ^a   Farronato, Giampietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bilateral congenital choanal atresia; Nasal width; Orthodontics; Rapid palatal expansion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHOANA ATRESIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANCY; LONG TERM CARE; MANDIBULOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; ORTHODONTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID PALATAL EXPANSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOMECHANICS; CEPHALOMETRY; CHILD; CHOANAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAXILLA; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PALATAL EXPANSION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 72649106662     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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