Airway Analysis in Apert Syndrome.
Forte AJ, Lu X, Hashim PW, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Persing JA, Alonso N. Airway Analysis in Apert Syndrome. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2019, 144: 704-709. PMID: 31461034, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000005937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior nasal spineApert syndromeNasal spineTomographic scanPharyngeal airway volumeRespiratory insufficiencyAirway compromiseAirway volumeAirway spaceRespiratory impairmentClinical managementAirway analysisPosterior airwayNasal cavityDisease comorbiditiesPatientsSyndromeSkull baseNasal measurementsSpine distanceStatistical significanceMidfacial deformitiesSpineAirwayPharyngeal regionClassification of Subtypes of Apert Syndrome, Based on the Type of Vault Suture Synostosis
Lu X, Sawh-Martinez R, Forte A, Wu R, Cabrejo R, Wilson A, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. Classification of Subtypes of Apert Syndrome, Based on the Type of Vault Suture Synostosis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2019, 7: e2158. PMID: 31044122, PMCID: PMC6467634, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000002158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApert syndromeCranial base angulationClass IClass IICommon subtypeCoronal synostosisObstructive sleep apneaCranial baseApert syndrome patientsBilateral coronal synostosisClassification of subtypesUnilateral lambdoid synostosisUnilateral coronal synostosisAirway compromiseSleep apneaAnatomic deformityTreatment choiceSyndrome patientsPosterior aspectOropharyngeal spaceCT scanCranial base angleCleft palateClass IIISyndrome