Airway hazards associated with pharyngeal flaps in patients who have the Pierre Robin syndrome.
We describe 3 patients with the Pierre Robin Syndrome who developed severe problems of airway obstruction after having the cleft palate closed and a pharyngeal flap done simultaneously. We now believe that, even at a later age, pharyngeal flaps should be done in these patients only after a most careful assessment of the airway competence.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D010855:Pierre Robin Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012306:Risk