Pediatric Sleep Surgery

Adenotonsillectomy is the most common surgery performed for sleep disordered breathing with good outcomes. Children with obesity, craniofacial disorders, and neurologic impairment are at risk for persistent sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy. Techniques exist to address obstructive lesions of the...

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Main Author: Cecille Gail Sulman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2014.00051/full