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- Title
Die Tübinger Gaumenplatte --Ein innovatives Therapiekonzept bei Pierre-Robin-Sequenz.
- Authors
Von Bodman, Anette; Buchenau, Wolfgang; Bacher, Margit; Arand, Jörg; Urschitz, Michael S.; Poets, Christian F.
- Abstract
Infants with Pierre-Robin sequence (PRS) may suffer severe upper airway obstruction resulting in hypoxemia that is difficult to treat. We are currently evaluating a new therapeutic approach involving an oral appliance that widens the pharynx by pulling the base of the tongue forward using a preepiglottic baton. Here we present a patient treated with this device who showed a decrease in his desaturation index from 50 to <1.
- Subjects
INFANTS; HYPOXEMIA; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of oxygen; RESPIRATION; SLEEP disorders; NEUROLOGICAL disorders
- Publication
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 2003, Vol 115, Issue 24, p871
- ISSN
0043-5325
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF03040408