Pierre Robin sequence: review of diagnostic and treatment challenges
| Autor: | Amanda Fanous, Aurore Côté, Yolene Lacroix, Athari Almajed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Polysomnography Osteogenesis Distraction Classification scheme Disease Tongue medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Child Robin Sequence Scope (project management) Pierre Robin Syndrome business.industry Infant General Medicine Airway obstruction medicine.disease Lip Surgery Airway Obstruction Otorhinolaryngology Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Objective evaluation business Surgical interventions Medical literature |
| Zdroj: | International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. 79(4) |
| ISSN: | 1872-8464 |
| Popis: | Pierre Robin sequence is not a rare condition and paediatric specialists caring for respiratory related issues are likely to encounter cases in their practice. There have been a few recent reviews on the topic, mostly focusing on the surgical interventions performed for cases with severe airway obstruction. In the present review, we will highlight the different challenges that remain today in the global evaluation of infants afflicted with this condition through a thorough review of the medical literature, giving the clinician a full scope of the disease and of the various management options. The need for an improved objective evaluation of airway obstruction and for a better classification will be emphasized. We are therefore proposing a novel classification scheme that will better account for respiratory and feeding difficulties in these infants. Finally, many knowledge gaps persist regarding this condition, underlining the necessity for further research both in the genetic field and regarding the outcome of therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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