TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical management of macroglossia in children
AU - Morgan, Warren E.
AU - Friedman, Ellen M.
AU - Duncan, Newton
AU - Sulek, Marcelle
PY - 1996/1/1
Y1 - 1996/1/1
N2 - Congenital macroglossia is associated with a variety of syndromes, most commonly Down syndrome and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Clinically, macroglossia may result in respiratory compromise, dysphagia, and poor cosmesis. A variety of treatments have been proposed, with surgical resection being the most common. We review management and describe a new surgical technique, consisting of a keyhole resection to decrease the width and length of the tongue. Between 1990 and 1992, five keyhole resections for congenital macroglossia were performed on four consecutive children at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. Patients had improved cosmesis and improved function of the oropharyngeal airway, with no change in speech and feeding. Keyhole resection is an effective treatment for macroglossia.
AB - Congenital macroglossia is associated with a variety of syndromes, most commonly Down syndrome and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Clinically, macroglossia may result in respiratory compromise, dysphagia, and poor cosmesis. A variety of treatments have been proposed, with surgical resection being the most common. We review management and describe a new surgical technique, consisting of a keyhole resection to decrease the width and length of the tongue. Between 1990 and 1992, five keyhole resections for congenital macroglossia were performed on four consecutive children at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. Patients had improved cosmesis and improved function of the oropharyngeal airway, with no change in speech and feeding. Keyhole resection is an effective treatment for macroglossia.
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U2 - 10.1001/archotol.1996.01890150096017
DO - 10.1001/archotol.1996.01890150096017
M3 - Article
C2 - 8607962
AN - SCOPUS:0029913021
VL - 122
SP - 326
EP - 329
JO - Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
SN - 0886-4470
IS - 3
ER -