@article{Marino_Vicente_Chua_2008, title={Coblation for Congenital Microglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome}, volume={23}, url={https://pjohns.pso-hns.org/index.php/pjohns/article/view/743}, DOI={10.32412/pjohns.v23i2.743}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To present a rare case of congenital macroglossia managed with radiofrequency ablation.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong></p> <p><strong>Design</strong>:  Case report</p> <p><strong>Setting</strong>:  Tertiary government hospital   </p> <p><strong>Patient</strong>:   One</p> <p><strong>Results</strong>: A case of a congenital macroglossia in a 4-year old female with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome is presented. Neither breathing nor swallowing difficulty was associated with the enlarged tongue.  Coblation-assisted ablation of the tongue deformity was performed. There was minimal bleeding, pain and swelling postoperatively. Tongue mobility and taste sensation were unaffected.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>:  A new and more conservative approach to surgery for congenital macroglossia using radiofrequency ablation (coblation) has been described. Coblation-assisted ablation of lingual tissue may be an effective therapy for patients with macroglossia providing satisfactory functional and cosmetic outcome.</p> <p><strong>Key words: </strong><em>macroglossia, Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, coblation</em></p>}, number={2}, journal={Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery}, author={Marino, Melanie Y. and Vicente, Gil M. and Chua, Antonio H.}, year={2008}, month={Dec.}, pages={38–42} }