title: Deleterious consequences of gastroesophageal reflux in cleft larynx surgery.
abstract: Our series of 17 children with laryngotracheal clefts is reported. In three of four cases with a complicated postoperative course, gastroesophageal reflux (GER) has been found. Three breakdowns of the surgical repair opposed to be due to GER. Only one child with a cleft type III died, although a mortality rate of 93% is reported in the literature. GER has to be excluded before tracheoesophageal cleft surgery is undertaken.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000150:complications; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000601:surgery; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007830:Larynx / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications