Cleft palate and ventilation tubes : a prophylactic dilemma

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to understand, in a long-term follow-up study, whether the placement of grommets had been necessary after cleft palate surgical correction.

METHOD: A case-control, retrospective study was carried out on consecutive paediatric patients who underwent surgical repair of a cleft palate.

RESULTS: The study population included 138 patients, divided into 2 groups: group 1 - patients in whom grommets were placed at the time of cleft palate surgery, and group 2 - patients in whom grommets were not placed at the time of cleft palate surgery. During the follow up, in groups 1 and 2, 65.2 per cent and 67.8 per cent, respectively, did not need subsequent grommet placement after cleft palate surgery.

CONCLUSION: Of patients, 56.5 per cent did not need ventilation tubes at any point during follow up. The placement of grommets is not innocuous; therefore, its use at the time of cleft palate surgical repair should be reconsidered.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:137

Enthalten in:

The Journal of laryngology and otology - 137(2023), 5 vom: 18. Mai, Seite 501-505

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Machado, A [VerfasserIn]
Santos, M [VerfasserIn]
Leitao, B [VerfasserIn]
Silva, A [VerfasserIn]
Coutinho, M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Children
Journal Article
Otitis
Palate
Pediatrics
Tympanic Surgery

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.04.2023

Date Revised 20.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/S0022215122001232

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34134012X