Outcomes of Tongue Base Reduction and Lingual Tonsillectomy for Residual Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Adenotonsillectomy

Outcomes of Tongue Base Reduction and Lingual Tonsillectomy for Residual Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Adenotonsillectomy

Abstract Introduction Upper airway obstruction at multiple sites, including the velum, the oropharynx, the tongue base, the lingual tonsils, or the supraglottis, has been resulting in residual obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (TA). The role of combined...

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Main Author: Seckin Ulualp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2019-05-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
tonsillectomy
glossectomy
sleep apnea
obstructive
child
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1685156

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