2021
Airway Growth in Preoperative Patients with Crouzon Syndrome
Lu X, Forte AJ, Park KE, Allam O, Smetona J, Alperovich M, Steinbacher DM, Tonello C, Alonso N, Persing JA. Airway Growth in Preoperative Patients with Crouzon Syndrome. Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine 2021, 23: 191-197. PMID: 33577380, DOI: 10.1089/fpsam.2020.0441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageNasal airway volumeAirway volumeCrouzon syndromePharyngeal airwayCross-sectional areaAirway cross-sectional areaObstructive sleep apneaMonths of agePreoperative patientsSleep apneaMaximal constrictionAirway developmentAirway growthTomography scanAge subgroupsCT scanPatientsSyndromeCrouzon patientsNatural historyAgeNormal dimensionsAirwayMaterialise software
2020
Growth patterns of the airway in Crouzon syndrome patients with different types of cranial vault suture synostosis
Lu X, Forte AJ, Wilson A, Park KE, Allam O, Alperovich M, Steinbacher DM, Tonello C, Alonso N, Persing JA. Growth patterns of the airway in Crouzon syndrome patients with different types of cranial vault suture synostosis. International Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2020, 50: 924-932. PMID: 33384236, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway volumeCrouzon syndrome patientsYears of ageNasal airwaySyndrome patientsCrouzon patientsPharyngeal airwayCrouzon syndromeSuture synostosisNasopharyngeal airway volumePharyngeal airway volumeNasal airway volumeType IComputed tomography scanType IIIBilateral coronal synostosisAirway compromiseRespiratory difficultyControl subjectsTomography scanAirwayPatientsPharyngeal volumeSagittal synostosisCoronal synostosisNasopharyngeal airway and subcranial space analysis in Pfeiffer syndrome
Lu X, Forte A, Allam O, Park K, Junn A, Alperovich M, Steinbacher D, Tonello C, Alonso N, Persing J. Nasopharyngeal airway and subcranial space analysis in Pfeiffer syndrome. British Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2020, 59: 592-598. PMID: 33863588, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway volumeNasal airwayPfeiffer syndromeNasopharyngeal airwayPharyngeal airwayComputed tomogramsCross-sectional areaPharyngeal airway volumeNasal airway volumePreoperative computed tomogramsMaxillomandibular advancementRespiratory crisisSurgical treatmentUpper airwayChoanal stenosisAirwayPatientsNasal pathwayMaxillary expansionRegional abnormalitiesSyndromeAnteroposterior dimensionAnatomical basisAnteroposterior lengthPosterior width