Identical twins with Pierre Robin syndrome; unusual encounter

Autor: Nabil Shdaifat, Zaid al-Zoubi, Hazem Khraisat, Rana Al-Omor, Khaled Matar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Electronic Physician, Vol 9, Iss 5, Pp 4296-4299 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2008-5842
DOI: 10.19082/4296
Popis: New born babies could suffer from multiple craniofacial abnormalities, such as Pierre Robin syndrome, which consists of micrognathia and relative macroglossia with or without cleft palate. Although Pierre Robin syndrome is well described in literature, only a few have mentioned its occurrence in identical twins. This paper presents a rare incident of full-term twin babies born with the sequence of Pierre Robin syndrome, which consists of micrognathia, cleft palate, and glossoptosis. Although it is a rare coincidence, Pierre Robin syndrome still can occur in identical twin babies. The treatment is a step-by-step approach, but all procedures are mainly directed to widening the pharyngeal space.
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