Abstract
A 12-week-old boy with Robin sequence was referred to us for respiratory improvement by a pediatrician in Hachmohe Red Cross Hospital The patient had micrognathia, upper airway obstruction, incomplete cleft palate and ankyloglossia The patient had a history of repeated cyanotic episodes and had been under respiratory care with endotracheal intubation for more than 2 months Using flexible fiber optic nasopharyngoscopy, his pharyngeal obstruction was classified as Type 1 of Sher's classification Thus, we performed glossopexy of modified Argamaso method at 15 weeks after birth The patient has had no cyanotic episodes at 2 years and 5 months postoperatively We conclude that the glossopexy was effective for this patient
