Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Interventions to Relieve upper Airway Obstruction in Children with Pierre Robin Sequence

Autor: Karen Kam, Meghan McKay, Joanna MacLean, Manisha B Witmans, Sheldon Spier, Ian Mitchell
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Canadian Respiratory Journal, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 171-175 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1198-2241
DOI: 10.1155/2015/798076
Popis: BACKGROUND: Newborns with Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) often experience chronic intermittent hypoxemia/hypoventilation associated with airway obstruction. The heterogeneity of the severity of upper airway obstruction makes management a challenge; the optimal intervention in individual cases is not clear.
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