ReviewPlastic and reconstructive surgery2018
Surgical Management and Outcomes of Pierre Robin Sequence: A Comparison of Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis and Tongue-Lip Adhesion.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.
- Characterizing Differences in Polysomnography Data for Children With Robin Sequence Undergoing Conservative and Surgical Management.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Pre-Operative Characteristics Helping to Avoid Gastrostomy Tube After Mandibular Distraction in Neonates With Pierre-Robin Sequence: A Institutional Case-Series and Review of the Literature.The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology · 2024Pooled it
- Extended Indications for Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy: Surgical Decision-Making in Neonatal Pierre-Robin Sequence-Associated Upper Airway Obstruction.Archives of plastic surgery · 2026Article
- A Multidisciplinary Approach to Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Cost Analysis of Avoiding Gastrostomy Tube in Robin Sequence Neonates that Undergo Mandibular Distraction.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
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- Computerized Surgical Planning for Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2024Review
- Spectrum of Disease in Hospitalized Newborns with Congenital Micrognathia: A Cohort of 3,236 Infants at North American Tertiary-Care Intensive Care Units.The Journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Craniofacial Distraction Osteogenesis.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2023Review
- Complications of Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Infants with Isolated Robin Sequence.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- [The airway management and treatment of newborns with micrognathia and laryngomalacia].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2023Article
- Denervation during mandibular distraction osteogenesis results in impaired bone formation.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Neonatal Airway Abnormalities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Modified mandible traction with wires to treat neonatal Pierre Robin sequence: A case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Phenotypes, Developmental Basis, and Genetics of Pierre Robin Complex.Journal of developmental biology · 2020Review
- Machine learning-based prediction of difficult laryngoscopy in infants with Pierre Robin sequence using quantitative 3D computed tomography parameters.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
There is a paucity of literature directly comparing tongue-lip adhesion versus mandibular distraction osteogenesis in surgical treatment of patients with Pierre Robin sequence. This study comprehensively reviews the literature for evaluating airway and feeding outcomes following mandibular distraction osteogenesis and tongue-lip adhesion. A search was performed using the MEDLINE and Embase databases for publications between 1960 and June of 2017. English-language, original studies subjects were included. Extracted data included prevention of tracheostomy (primary airway outcome) and ability to feed exclusively by mouth (primary feeding outcome). A total of 67 studies were included. Ninety-five percent of subjects (657 of 693) treated with mandibular distraction osteogenesis avoided tracheostomy, compared to 89% of subjects (289 of 323) treated with tongue-lip adhesion. Eighty-seven percent of subjects (323 of 370) treated with mandibular distraction osteogenesis achieved full oral feeds at latest follow-up. Seventy percent of subjects (110 of 157) treated with tongue-lip adhesion achieved full oral feeds at latest follow-up. The incidence of second intervention for recurrent obstruction ranged from 4 to 6 percent in mandibular distraction osteogenesis studies, compared to a range of 22 to 45 percent in tongue-lip adhesion studies. Variability of patient selection, surgical techniques, outcomes measurement methods, and follow-up length across studies precluded meta-analysis of the data. Both mandibular distraction osteogenesis and tongue-lip adhesion are effective alternatives to tracheostomy for patients who fail conservative management and improve feeding. Mandibular distraction osteogenesis may be superior to tongue-lip adhesion in long-term resolution of airway obstruction and avoidance of gastrostomy, but is associated with notable complications.
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