Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with Pierre Robin sequence and mandibular duplication.

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg

Department of Plastic Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, UK. Electronic address:

Published: August 2016

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