title: Mandibular distraction in glossoptosis-micrognathic association: preliminary report.
abstract: Surgical treatment for glossoptosis-micrognathic association is indicated in the most severe cases. Usually, complications occur. We used mandibular distraction to pull the tongue away from the posterior pharyngeal wall. This procedure, used in 3 patients, was effective.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva, Hospital Nacional de Pediatría J.P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dogliotti
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008844:Micrognathism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000295:instrumentation; D010027:Osteotomy; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography