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Impact of Micro- and Retrognathia on the Neonatal Airway

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The human mandible is a unique structure that undergoes considerable anatomic changes during development. Hypoplasia of the mandible can lead to a sequence of events resulting in severe respiratory compromise in neonates. This chapter explores the background, epidemiology, history and classification, diagnosis, and management of tongue-based airway obstruction due to micrognathia, commonly known as Pierre Robin sequence.

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Jesse A. Goldstein M.D.

  2. Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Craniofacial Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Jesse A. Taylor M.D.

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  1. Attending Neonatologist, Director Neonatal Outreach, Medical Director, Neonatal Airway Program, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Department of Neonatology, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Janet Lioy

  2. Attending Surgeon, Fellowship Director, Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Center for Pediatric Airway Disorders, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Steven E. Sobol

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Goldstein, J.A., Taylor, J.A. (2015). Impact of Micro- and Retrognathia on the Neonatal Airway. In: Lioy, J., Sobol, S. (eds) Disorders of the Neonatal Airway. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1610-8_5

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