Withdrawal of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy after Malar Advancement and Le Fort II Distraction in a Case of Apert Syndrome with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Withdrawal of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy after Malar Advancement and Le Fort II Distraction in a Case of Apert Syndrome with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Apert syndrome is a congenital syndrome characterized by craniosynostosis and craniofacial dysostosis, among other features, and is reported to cause obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) because of upper airway narrowing associated with midfacial dysplasia. We recently encountered a case involving a patien...

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Main Authors: Nobuto Onda, Shintaro Chiba, Hiroto Moriwaki, Rika Sawai, Akira Yoshigoe, Subaru Watanabe, Yuji Ando, Ryo Uchida, Takeshi Miyawaki, Kota Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/125023

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