Children with craniofacial syndromes are at risk of sleep disordered breathing, the most
common being obstructive sleep apnea. Midface hypoplasia in children with …

Craniosynostosis, or premature fusion of the cranial sutures, most commonly occurs in
isolation, but it can also occur as part of a genetic syndrome with other associated …

In syndromic craniosynostosis patients, respiratory insufficiency may be a pressing
indication to surgically increase the patency of the upper airway by midface or monobloc …

A major concern in FGFR2 craniofaciosynostosis is oculo-orbital disproportion, such that
orbital malformation provides poor accommodation and support for the orbital contents and …

Purpose The aim of the study was to assess changes in the upper respiratory tract and sleep
quality in patients who were suffering from midfacial hypoplasia and treated with the …

Background: Apert syndrome is frequently combined with respiratory insufficiency, because
of the midfacial deformity which, in turn, is influenced by the malformation of the skull base …

Clinical reports regarding the entire surgical sequence in Crouzon syndrome from the
neonatal period to the adult age are rare. The purpose of this study is to trace an operative …

Purpose To test the accuracy and reliability of Dolphin 3-dimensional (3D) software airway
analysis compared with manual segmentation in patients who underwent a Le Fort III …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common problem in patients with craniofacial
microsomia (CFM); however, the exact pathophysiology in patients with CFM remains …

Background: Apert syndrome patients are different in clinical pathology, including
obstructive sleep apnea, cleft palate, and mental deficiency. These functional deficiencies …