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Pierre Robin Sequence

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Abstract

Pierre Robin sequence is a rare cause of neonatal airway obstruction considered to be “surgical,” and some of the affected patients truly require surgical procedures to achieve appropriate airway and nutritional management. The clinical presentation, diagnostics, and the subsequent conservative or surgical treatment of Pierre Robin syndrome will be described in this chapter.

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This chapter has been adapted from a chapter in the following publication: Copyright © 2017 From Newborn Surgery by Prem Puri. Reproduced by permission of Taylor and Francis Group, LLC, a division of Informa plc.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Udo Rolle

  2. Carolinum, Institute of Dentistry, Frankfurt, Germany

    Aranka Ifert

  3. Department of Oral, Maxillofacial, and Plastic Facial Surgery, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

    Robert Sader

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Rolle, U., Ifert, A., Sader, R. (2020). Pierre Robin Sequence. In: Puri, P. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43588-5_44

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