Mandibular lengthening by distraction for airway obstruction in Treacher-Collins syndrome.
Mandibular lengthening by distraction was performed in a 6-year-old tracheostomy-dependent Treacher-Collins syndrome patient. Detailed preoperative imaging revealed an occluded retrotongue base pharyngeal airway, which, following mandibular distraction, became patent and permitted tracheostomy removal. Mandibular distraction as a technique must be targeted toward clinical problems--management of upper-airway obstruction may be one such scenario.
Australian Cranio-Facial Unit, North Adelaide, South Australia.
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Moore
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Guzman-Stein
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Proudman
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Abbott
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Netherway
D J
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David
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D016267:External Fixators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008342:Mandibulofacial Dysostosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*