Robin Sequence: Changes in Thinking Leading to Changes in Patient Care

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Robin sequence is now understood to be a grouping of clinical findings that does not represent a distinct multiple anomaly syndrome. Previously known as the "Pierre Robin syndrome," this fairly common association of micrognathia with cleft palate and upper airway obstruction was initially thought to be a specific disease, and entire treatment regimens were established to deal with presumed problems. Until...

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