2021
QS1: Nasopharyngeal Airway and Subcranial Space Analysis in Pfeiffer Syndrome
Lu X, Forte A, Alperovich M, Tonello C, Alonso N, Persing J. QS1: Nasopharyngeal Airway and Subcranial Space Analysis in Pfeiffer Syndrome. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2021, 9: 25-26. PMCID: PMC8312799, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0000770060.46416.97.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNasal airway volumeAirway volumePfeiffer syndromeNasopharyngeal airwayPharyngeal airwayNasal airwayCross-sectional areaPharyngeal airway volumePreoperative CT scanPfeiffer syndrome patientsMaxillomandibular advancementRespiratory crisisSurgical treatmentChoanal stenosisSyndrome patientsCT scanAnatomic basisAirwayMaxillary expansionPfeiffer patientsRegional abnormalitiesSyndromePatientsAnteroposterior lengthPosterior width
2020
Nasopharyngeal airway and subcranial space analysis in Pfeiffer syndrome
Lu X, Forte A, Allam O, Park K, Junn A, Alperovich M, Steinbacher D, Tonello C, Alonso N, Persing J. Nasopharyngeal airway and subcranial space analysis in Pfeiffer syndrome. British Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2020, 59: 592-598. PMID: 33863588, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAirway volumeNasal airwayPfeiffer syndromeNasopharyngeal airwayPharyngeal airwayComputed tomogramsCross-sectional areaPharyngeal airway volumeNasal airway volumePreoperative computed tomogramsMaxillomandibular advancementRespiratory crisisSurgical treatmentUpper airwayChoanal stenosisAirwayPatientsNasal pathwayMaxillary expansionRegional abnormalitiesSyndromeAnteroposterior dimensionAnatomical basisAnteroposterior lengthPosterior width
1991
Surgical Treatment of Metopic Synostosis
Shaffrey M, Persing J, Delashaw J, Shaffrey C, Jane J. Surgical Treatment of Metopic Synostosis. Neurosurgery Clinics Of North America 1991, 2: 621-627. PMID: 1821308, DOI: 10.1016/s1042-3680(18)30723-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetopic synostosisPatient ageSurgical treatmentEarly surgical treatmentRate of brainCranial vault growthSurgical techniqueAesthetic deformityBony remodelingSkull deformitySynostosisFixation methodsSkull abnormalitiesAgeDeformityCranial bonesSignificant benefitsAccurate assessmentTreatmentCraniofacial defects
1985
The Surgical Treatment of Fibrous Dysplasia
EDGERTON M, PERSING J, JANE J. The Surgical Treatment of Fibrous Dysplasia. Annals Of Surgery 1985, 202: 459-479. PMID: 3901941, PMCID: PMC1250946, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-198510000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrous dysplasiaLarge personal seriesEarly surgical managementGroup of patientsLoss of visionDonor site morbidityCranio-orbital reconstructionPostoperative absorptionDysplastic boneSurgical treatmentClinical featuresComplete resectionSinus infectionSurgical managementEndocrine abnormalitiesClinical findingsPersonal seriesSurgical approachBony lesionsMalignant changeEarly treatmentVisual functionBone graftingDifferential diagnosisImmediate reconstruction