Controversies in the diagnosis and management of the Robin sequence

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 415-420

  Mackay, Donald Roy ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

airway obstruction; cleft palate; glossoptosis; infant; micrognathia; Robin sequence

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BODY POSTURE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; HUMAN; LIP; MANDIBLE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEWBORN; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; REVIEW; TONGUE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIP; MANDIBLE; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PRONE POSITION; TONGUE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 79954424013     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182074799     Document Type: Review

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