Surgical management of macroglossia: Discussion of 7 cases

Gasparini, Giulio; Saltarel, Andrea; Carboni, Alessia; Maggiulli, Federica; Becelli, Roberto

doi:10.1067/moe.2002.127583

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“…Knowledge of the anatomy of the tongue and the position of the lingual nerve is essential to allow safe performance of surgical tongue reduction for the treatment of macroglossia 48 . Whilst reducing the tongue, it is important to preserve the inferolateral neurovascular bundles and at the same time maintain the tongue shape 2,15,23,31,48 .…”

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Surgical treatment of macroglossia in patients with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome: a 20-year experience and review of the literature

Kadouch

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Dubois

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International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Surgical treatment of macroglossia in patients with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome: a 20-year experience and review of the literature

Kadouch

Maas

Dubois

et al. 2012

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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“…From general consensus of literature,[1112131415161718] it is known that preserving the tip and the lateral borders of the tongue yields better results as these areas are of vital importance. Moreover, in most instances, the postoperative shape of the tip of the tongue plays a vital role in patient's satisfaction.…”

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“…Then the advanced key-hole procedures such as those of the modification of Kole's incision, Davalbhatka, and Heggies were aimed at preserving the function at the same time reducing the bulk of the tongue in all the three dimensions [Table 2, Figures 1 and 2]. [810111213141516171819]…”

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Reduction glossectomy for large tongues

Balaji¹

2013

Ann Maxillofac Surg

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Pathological enlargement of tongue is caused by several conditions and diseases. In several instances, surgery remains the only viable option for complete cure. Persistent bleeding, compromised neuro-motor-sensory functions during the postoperative period are the most common complaints encountered after macroglossia correction. The tongue is a muscular organ, whose complex neuroanatomy is being unraveled slowly. Various types of macroglossia resections in unique clinical situations have been proposed by several clinicians till date. There has never been unanimously accepted resection for the treatment of macroglossia. This review article attempts to preview the cosmetic and functional components for resection designs.

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“…But fortunately, a consensus has developed whereby clinical diagnosis is usually based, as Shipster, Oliver, and Morgan (2006) point out, on subjective clinical criteria including the degree of tongue protrusion, and the signs and symptoms that occur as a result of the macroglossia. For example, Gasparini, Saltarel, Carboni, Maggiulli, and Becilli (2002) presented a traditional definition of macroglossia, mentioning visible markers that were described by Murthy and Laing (1994). Further, Dolan et al (1989) suggest that the assessment of the tongue needs to include examination for masses and changes in colour and consistency as well.…”

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The effects of macroglossia on speech: A case study

Mekonnen

2011

Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics

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This article presents a case study of speech production in a 14-year-old Amharic-speaking boy. The boy had developed secondary macroglossia, related to a disturbance of growth hormones, following a history of normal speech development. Perceptual analysis combined with acoustic analysis and static palatography is used to investigate the specific articulatory compensations arising from the macroglossia. The subset of sounds chosen for study were the denti-alveolar and alveolar plosives, fricatives, ejectives, nasal, lateral and trill produced in single words, as well as in short phrases. The phonetic analysis revealed both spatial and temporal atypicalities in the realisations of the sounds in question. Speaking rate was slow relative to his peer's speech and attempts to increase speech rate resulted in dysfluent speech. Given the phonological system of Amharic, however, the atypical segmental realisations, while reducing both the intelligibility and acceptability of the participant's speech production, did not result in loss of phonological contrasts.

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Surgical management of macroglossia: Discussion of 7 cases

Cited by 38 publications

References 22 publications

Surgical treatment of macroglossia in patients with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome: a 20-year experience and review of the literature

Surgical treatment of macroglossia in patients with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome: a 20-year experience and review of the literature

Reduction glossectomy for large tongues

The effects of macroglossia on speech: A case study

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