Mandibular lengthening by distraction for airway obstruction in Treacher-Collins syndrome.

Abstract

Mandibular lengthening by distraction was performed in a 6-year-old tracheostomy-dependent Treacher-Collins syndrome patient. Detailed preoperative imaging revealed an occluded retrotongue base pharyngeal airway, which, following mandibular distraction, became patent and permitted tracheostomy removal. Mandibular distraction as a technique must be targeted toward clinical problems--management of upper-airway obstruction may be one such scenario.

• Authors: M H Moore, G Guzman-Stein, T W Proudman, A H Abbott, D J Netherway, D J David
• Journal: The Journal of craniofacial surgery (J Craniofac Surg) Vol. 5 Issue 1 Pg. 22-5 (Feb 1994) ISSN: 1049-2275 [Print] United States
• PMID: 8031974 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Airway Obstruction (etiology, surgery)
• Child
• External Fixators
• Humans
• Male
• Mandible (pathology, surgery)
• Mandibulofacial Dysostosis (complications, surgery)