Pierre Robin syndrome. Study case
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SUMMARY
Pierre Robin (PRS) is considered as rare frequency among fetal malformations. It presents with a classic triad of micrognathia, glossoptosis and cleft palate which is presenting the maxillo-facial CT fi nding. This typical PRS case is describing together with a short literature review about all CT anormaly images for diagnosis and express its performance.
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Cleft palate, feeding plate, micrognathia, palatal feeding obturator, Pierre Robin sequence
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