Correction of airway obstruction in congenital micrognathia by mandibular distraction osteogenesis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 423-425

  Bukhari, Syed Gulzar Ali ^a   Khan, Sarfaraz ^a   Ahmed, Waseem ^a   Ashfaq, Muhammad ^b   Khan, Shahid Iqbal ^a   Abdullah, ^a  

^a National Institute of Heart Diseases National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b Military Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Congenital micrognathia; Distraction osteogenesis; Mandible; Respiratory obstruction; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BONE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INFANCY; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MICROGNATHIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TUBE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; MICROGNATHISM; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION;

EID: 79960682627     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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