International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 137-139 , September 2011

Absence of the epiglottis in an infant with Pierre Robin sequence

  • Damla Guclu Guven

      Affiliations

    • Duzce University Duzce Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Duzce, Turkey
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  • Dursun Ali Senses

      Affiliations

    • Duzce University Duzce Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Duzce, Turkey
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  • Bugra Subasi

      Affiliations

    • Duzce University Duzce Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Duzce, Turkey
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  • Hüseyin Yaman

      Affiliations

    • Duzce University Duzce Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Duzce, Turkey

Received 12 May 2010 ,Accepted 23 May 2010.

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    The dismorphic characteristics of the patient: micrognathia, retrognathia, fish mouth, long philtrum, low set ears, clinodactyly.

    The dismorphic characteristics of the patient: micrognathia, retrognathia, fish mouth, long philtrum, low set ears, clinodactyly.

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    The flexible laryngoscopic vision of enlarged arytenoid cartilages and total absence of epiglottis.

    The flexible laryngoscopic vision of enlarged arytenoid cartilages and total absence of epiglottis.

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    The flexible laryngoscopic vision of arytenoid cartilages when it started closing.

    The flexible laryngoscopic vision of arytenoid cartilages when it started closing.

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    The flexible laryngoscopic vision of arytenoid cartilages when totally closed.

    The flexible laryngoscopic vision of arytenoid cartilages when totally closed.

PII: S1871-4048(10)00042-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2010.05.008

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 6, Issue 3 , Pages 137-139 , September 2011

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