title: Tongue reduction in Beckwith-Weidemann syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review our experience with patients with macroglossia as a component of Beckwith-Weidemann Syndrome (BWS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Chart review of six patients treated with BWS.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary care teaching hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six patients diagnosed with BWS and macroglossia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients underwent at least one surgical procedure to address their macroglossia. The surgical options and potential complications are discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three patients who have undergone tongue reduction have a functioning tongue with normal mobility. Two patients have required tracheotomy as apart of their management and still have significant tongue enlargement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Macroglossia as a part of BWS may present a difficult management problem. Various methods of tongue reductions have been reported with mixed results.
authors.affiliation: Lenox Hill Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, 2nd Floor, 186 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kacker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Honrado
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D001506:Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004954:Esthetics; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome