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Effects of mandibular distraction osteogenesis on anesthetic implications in children with hemifacial microsomia

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Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a congenital craniofacial malformation, and its features include hypoplasia and asymmetry in skeletal tissue and soft tissue. These features are usually associated with a difficult airway.… Click to show full abstract

Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a congenital craniofacial malformation, and its features include hypoplasia and asymmetry in skeletal tissue and soft tissue. These features are usually associated with a difficult airway. Mandibular distraction osteogenesis can achieve mandibular advancement, but its effect on the subsequent laryngoscopic views has not been adequately documented.

Keywords: hemifacial microsomia; distraction osteogenesis; mandibular distraction

Journal Title: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
Year Published: 2022

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