Surgical management of a large cleft palate in a Pierre Robin sequence: A case report and review of literature

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2015 Aug;7(Suppl 2):S718-20. doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.163498.

Abstract

Pierre Robin syndrome or Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) is a congenital etiologically heterogeneous condition presenting with various malformations. Here we are reporting the surgical management of an 18-month-old female baby who was referred from Department of Pediatrics with a complaint of a large cleft palate. She was taken up for palatoplasty with consent for elective tracheostomy. After genetic evaluation, the authors conclude that the presented case was a PRS in isolation with mild cardiac anomalies and an inferiorly placed hypoplastic epiglottis. Patient should be followed up and growth modifications of the jaws should be done.

Keywords: Cleft palate; Pierre Robin sequence; comparative genome hybridization-244 k gene; von Langenbeck technique.

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  • Case Reports