Abstract
Modified glossopexy recently designed by Argamaso was performed on five infants with severe upper airway obstruction in Robin sequence. Three patients obtained airway patency immediately after glossopexy, but the other 2 patients did not. One patient with Treacher Collins syndrome had an extremely narrow pharyngeal lumen, and tracheotomy was performed as the final treatment. The second patient was obligated to use a nasopharyngeal tube to protect the upper airway obstruction 2.5 months after glossopexy.
In this report, we describe the clinical course of 5 patients and discuss criteria for glossopexy in Robin sequence based upon our experience.
