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Adenotonsillectomy to treat obstructive sleep apnea: Is it enough?

Pediatric Pulmonology, ISSN: 1099-0496, Vol: 52, Issue: 5, Page: 699-709
2017
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Although adenotonsillectomy is the first line treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (0SAS), improvement in objectively documented outcomes is often inadequate and a substantial number of children have residual disease. Early recognition and treatment of children with persistent OSAS is required to prevent long-term morbidity. The management of these children is frequently complex and a multidisciplinary approach is required as most of them have additional risk factors for OSAS and comorbidities. In this paper, we first provide an overview of children at risk for persistent disease following adenotonsillectomy. Thereafter, we discuss different diagnostic modalities to evaluate the sites of persistent upper airway obstruction and the currently available treatment options. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017;52:699–709. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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