Congenital epignathus associated with a cleft palate: a case report

BACKGROUND: Epignathus is a rare, benign, congenital teratoma of the hard palate with an estimated incidence of 1 in 200,000 live births. Epignathus frequently leads to a high mortality (80–100%) due to airway obstruction in the neonatal period. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of successful mana...

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Autores principales: Lele Mutombo, Fabrice, Nzanzu Kikuhe, Jason, Kasereka Mwanamolo, Noé, Erickson, Marc H., Wetzig, Neil, Kabuyaya Kakule, Médard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8330006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34340710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03007-w

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