Surgical Correction of Macroglossia

Creator(s)

R. Massengill, East Tennessee State University
K. Pickrell, East Tennessee State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1978

Description

The present report consists of discussing the surgical procedures for two types of macroglossia. In the first case, the patient's tongue, besides being abnormally long, was also extremely wide. The second patient's tongue, although not as wide as the first patient's, was abnormally long.

Citation Information

Massengill, R.; and Pickrell, K.. 1978. Surgical Correction of Macroglossia. Pediatrics. Vol.61(3). 485-488. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.61.3.485 PMID: 643422 ISSN: 0031-4005