Acrocephalosyndactylia - Therapy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Pfeiffer syndrome: a treatment evaluation.

29 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND: Pfeiffer syndrome is rarely encountered, even at major craniofacial centers. Published reports indicate high mortality rates (25 to 85 percent) for severely affected subtypes. The authors reviewed their surgically treated patients to ... Read more...

[Tracheal cartilaginous sleeve in craniosynostosis]

30 Aug 2008 Tracheal cartilaginous sleeve (TCS) is a congenital malformation involving fusion of the tracheal arches that may be isolated to a few tracheal arches, include the entire trachea, or extend beyond the carina into the bronchi. Tracheotomy was ... Read more...

Blindness as a complication of monobloc frontofacial advancement with distraction.

29 Jun 2008 The monobloc frontofacial osteotomy provides aesthetic and functional improvement in the treatment of various craniofacial deformities. This procedure, through highly complex, has had some significant associated complication, such as cerebrospinal ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Acrocephalosyndactylia - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Pfeiffer syndrome: a treatment evaluation. 29 Apr 2009
• [Tracheal cartilaginous sleeve in craniosynostosis] 30 Aug 2008
• Blindness as a complication of monobloc frontofacial advancement with distraction. 29 Jun 2008
• Physical and oral characteristics of Crouzon syndrome, Apert syndrome, and Pierre Robin sequence. 28 Feb 2008
• Severe dehydration and acute renal failure associated with external ventricular drainage of cerebrospinal fluid in children. 29 Sep 2006
• The Rotterdam Palatal Distractor: introduction of the new bone-borne device and report of the pilot study. 6 Sep 2005
• Management of hearing loss in Apert syndrome. 29 Apr 2005
• [Apert syndrome: a reported observation] 30 Dec 2004
• Syndromes involving craniosynostosis and midface hypoplasia. 29 Nov 2000
• Prognosis for mental function in Apert's syndrome. 29 Jun 1996
• [Apert syndrome. Ultrasonic diagnosis, obstetrical management] 30 Dec 1994
• Apert syndrome. 30 Oct 1991
• [Acrocephalosyndactylia of the Apert Type (McK 10120)] 29 Sep 1991
• The foot in Apert syndrome. 30 Mar 1991
• Otolaryngologic aspects of Apert syndrome. 30 Mar 1991
• Clinical assessment and multispecialty management of Apert syndrome. 30 Mar 1991
• [Apert syndrome] 30 Aug 1988
• Picture of the month. Acrocephalosyndactyly type Saethre-Chotzen (Saethre-Chotzen syndrome). 30 Jan 1975
• [Orthodontic participation in the treatment of a case of Apert syndrome] 30 Dec 1973
• Apert's syndrome. Report of two cases in the Bantu. 6 Jan 1972

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Technical information about 'Acrocephalosyndactylia'

Definition: Craniostenosis characterized by acrocephaly and syndactyly, probably occurring as an autosomal dominant trait and usually as a new mutation. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Descriptor UI: D000168

Alternative terms: Acrocephalosyndactylia; Acrocephalosyndactylias; Pfeiffer Syndrome; Syndrome, Pfeiffer; Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome; Saethre Chotzen Syndrome; Syndrome, Saethre-Chotzen; Apert Syndrome; Syndrome, Apert;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C05.116.099.370.894.232.015; C05.116.099.370.894.819.100; C05.660.207.240.100; C05.660.585.800.100; C05.660.906.364.100; C05.660.906.819.100; C16.131.621.207.240.100; C16.131.621.585.800.100; C16.131.621.906.364.100; C16.131.621.906.819.100;

Technical Notes: congen deform of skull, fingers & toes; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES