Conservative Management of Macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Nonsurgical management in the first 3 years of life for mild and moderate macroglossia in BWS is associated with favorable outcomes. Obstructive sleep apnea and macroglossia often improve as the facial skeleton grows to accommodate the tongue.
Authors
- Connor S. Wagner
- Dominic J. Romeo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0150-4174)
- Jesse A. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2827-5471)
- Jinggang J. Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1180-7526)
- Andrew M. George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6661-3924)
- Meagan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7995-7256)
- Christopher M. Cielo︎ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5761-6373)
- Jennifer M. Kalish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1500-9713)
- Benjamin B. Massenburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8570-5178)
- Manisha Banala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8822-8135)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PEDIATRICS
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-068618
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.63