Airway management in a patient with a cleft palate after pharyngoplasty: a case report.

Purpose: To describe a practical method of aiding nasotracheal intubation in a cleft palate patient with previous pharyngoplasty using a suction catheter under tactile guidance. Problems of airway management in these patients are also discussed.

Clinical Features: A 26-yr-old woman presented for elective Le Fort maxillary osteotomy.