Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1976 · 51 citations · 0 references
MedicinePlastic SurgeryCleft Palate SurgeryOtolaryngologic SurgeryPharyngeal SurgeryAirway DiseasesAirway DisordersAirway ObstructionAirway SurgeryPharyngeal Cleft RepairPharyngeal ReconstructionAirway Obstruction RiskCongenital Airway ObstructionFlapsFree Flap Pharyngeal ReconstructionPalatal FlapPharyngeal Cleft ExcisionPharyngeal Defect ReconstructionPharyngeal Flap Reconstruction
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.