Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not always resolved or improved with adenotonsillectomy. Persistent or complex cases of pediatric OSA may be due to sites of obstruction in the airway other than the tonsils and adenoids. Identifying these areas in the past has been problematic, and therefo...
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| description | Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not always resolved or improved with adenotonsillectomy. Persistent or complex cases of pediatric OSA may be due to sites of obstruction in the airway other than the tonsils and adenoids. Identifying these areas in the past has been problematic, and therefore, therapy for OSA in children who have failed adenotonsillectomy has often been unsatisfactory. Sleep endoscopy is a technique that can enable the surgeon to determine the level of obstruction in a sleeping child with OSA. With this knowledge, site-specific surgical therapy for persistent and complex pediatric OSA may be possible. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c453082e26a471cb7b988f1d7a618a92025-02-03T01:12:06ZengWileyInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592012-01-01201210.1155/2012/576719576719Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep ApneaAaron C. Lin0Peter J. Koltai1Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USADivision of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, USAPediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not always resolved or improved with adenotonsillectomy. Persistent or complex cases of pediatric OSA may be due to sites of obstruction in the airway other than the tonsils and adenoids. Identifying these areas in the past has been problematic, and therefore, therapy for OSA in children who have failed adenotonsillectomy has often been unsatisfactory. Sleep endoscopy is a technique that can enable the surgeon to determine the level of obstruction in a sleeping child with OSA. With this knowledge, site-specific surgical therapy for persistent and complex pediatric OSA may be possible.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/576719 |
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| title | Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
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| title_short | Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
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