Percutaneous Enteral Feeding in Patients With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with 22q11.2 DS often require supplemental nutritional support in the form of G-tube feeding, most often in the first year of life. Congenital heart abnormalities and surgery along with tracheostomy, subglottic stenosis, laryngeal web, aspiration, and nasopharyngeal reflux are significantly associated with the need for G-tube placement. Understanding associations between comorbid conditions and G-tube placement, especially those involving the head and neck, may assist with counseling of patients with 22q11.2 DS.PMID:33648381 | DOI:10.1177/1055665621996117

Source: The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal - March 2, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Bridget Ebert Noelle Morrell Hanan Zavala Sivakumar Chinnadurai Robert Tibesar Brianne Barnett Roby Source Type: research