Assessing Complication Risk of Pressure Equalizing Tube Placement in Children With Velocardiofacial Syndrome (22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome/DiGeorge Syndrome).

This work suggests that most VCFS patients that require tubes, require at least 2 sets of PE tubes, and that the rate of post-PE tube complications requiring further otologic surgery is an order of magnitude higher than the rate established at this institution. Counseling for PE tube placement in VCFS patients may require specific dialogue regarding the substantially increased risk of complications and effort to build appropriate expectations for surgical outcomes regardless of palatal status.