#Pierre robin sequence series

Godbout A, Leclerc JE, Arteau-Gauthier I, Leclerc LD. Robin Sequence: Clearing Nosologic Confusion. The questionnaires revealed 14 different definitions, and the Pubmed review of 50 publications gave 15 different opinions regarding Robin sequence.Д«reugem C, Courtemanche D. A Pubmed literature review of the 50 most recent articles about Robin sequence was also included. They surveyed (via questionnaires) numerous aspects, among them, the difference between 'retrognathia' and 'micrognathia' and whether the cleft type (ie, 'U-shaped' versus 'V-shaped') had any influence in the decision-making process.

#Pierre robin sequence series

The term sequence has been introduced to include any condition that includes a series of anomalies caused by a cascade of events initiated by a single malformation.Д«reugem and Courtemanche, in a 2009 article, illustrated the confusion regarding the classification of Robin sequence. Until 1974, the triad was known as Pierre Robin syndrome however, the term syndrome is now reserved for those errors of morphogenesis with the simultaneous presence of multiple anomalies caused by a single etiology. In 1926, Pierre Robin published the case of an infant with the complete syndrome.

Lannelongue and Menard first described Pierre Robin syndrome in 1891 in a report on 2 patients with micrognathia, cleft palate, and retroglossoptosis. Although the definition has been debated, Pierre Robin syndrome, now more correctly referred to as Pierre Robin sequence, is characterized by micrognathia, glossoptosis, and airway obstruction.