Persistent sleep disordered breathing after adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy: a long-term survey in a tertiary pediatric hospital.
CONCLUSIONS: Surgical excision of lymphoid tissue to treat SDB in childhood seems to be effective in the long term in two-thirds of subjects, while partial surgeries, specific age groups and early surgery are more likely to have persistent or recurrent symptoms.
PMID: 30324546 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Sleep and Breathing - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Cohen-Levy J, Quintal MC, Abela A, Rompré P, Almeida FR, Huynh N Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research
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