title: Pierre Robin Sequence: evaluation, management, indications for surgery, and pitfalls.
abstract: This article reviews the various treatment methods for airway obstruction and feeding difficulty in infants with Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS), and highlights the benefits and limitations of early mandibular distraction osteogenesis in particular as a way of managing both airway obstruction and feeding difficulty in these children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Floating Hospital for Children - Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Box 850, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA. ascott@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Tibesar
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sidman
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002648:Child; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery; D008334:Mandible; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D018579:Patient Selection; D010808:Physical Examination; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D017286:Polysomnography; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D014140:Tracheotomy