Congenital bilateral syngnathia and tracheoesophageal fistula: A rare presentation

Congenital syngnathia (CS), first reported by Burket in 1936, is a rare condition, with <50 reported cases and is associated with other conditions and syndromes. CS restricts mouth opening, causing difficulty in feeding, swallowing, and respiration. This report puts forth the clinical findings an...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Ankit Khasgiwala, Sagar Jangam, Shashi Sharma, Vilas Newaskar
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Serie:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Länkar:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2016;volume=7;issue=4;spage=566;epage=568;aulast=Khasgiwala
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Sammanfattning:Congenital syngnathia (CS), first reported by Burket in 1936, is a rare condition, with <50 reported cases and is associated with other conditions and syndromes. CS restricts mouth opening, causing difficulty in feeding, swallowing, and respiration. This report puts forth the clinical findings and management of this challenging condition in association with tracheoesophageal fistula in a neonate.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361