Abstract
Airway management in infants with Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) is often challenging. Advancement of the tongue base using mandibular distraction in neonates can avoid tracheotomy and is increasingly propagated. The osteotomies can be performed via intra- and extraoral approaches. Nowadays, for precise bone cutting, piezosurgical devices have been introduced in maxillofacial surgery, which we used for osteotomies via the intraoral approach in the 7-week-old patient presented in this study. Instead of a preoperative CT scan, a 3D data set was generated preoperatively in the operating theatre using a 3D C-arm system. After bilateral transcutaneous pin placement and osteotomies, a second 3D data set was acquired. Primary and secondary reconstructions clearly visualized the patient’s bone despite the low level of ossification in newborns and the presence of a large amount of metal implants. In view of the low level of radiation exposure going along with the 3D C-arm imaging, a follow-up examination after removal of the distractors was performed. With this report of a 7-week-old female infant with the diagnosis of PRS, we want to extend the surgical and diagnostic armamentarium for the treatment of infants with PRS.
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Heiland, M., Blessmann, M., Pohlenz, P. et al. Intraoral osteotomies using piezosurgery for distraction in an infant with Pierre–Robin sequence. Clin Oral Invest 11, 303–306 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-006-0091-y
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