Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Craniofacial, cleft and paediatric plastic surgery
Tongue stitch for glossoptosis
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- PUS - perform under supervision (NMC)
- Also called
- tongue traction suture, Pierre Robin airway
Videos and resources
- PageThe tongue-lip adhesion - Operative Techniques in ...optecoto.com
- PageTongue-lip adhesion - Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology ...optecoto.com
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Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Take a tongue stitch to prevent Glossoptosis” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 12)