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  • Title: Mandibular lengthening by distraction for airway obstruction in Treacher-Collins syndrome.
    Author: Moore MH, Guzman-Stein G, Proudman TW, Abbott AH, Netherway DJ, David DJ.
    Journal: J Craniofac Surg; 1994 Feb; 5(1):22-5. PubMed ID: 8031974.
    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.
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