Cor pulmonale secondary to tonsillar and adenoidal hypertrophy: management considerations

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 131-139

  Brown, Orval E ^a   Manning, Scott C ^a   Ridenour, Brock ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cor pulmonale; Respiratory arrest; Tonsillary and adenoidal hypertrophy; Upper airway obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COR PULMONALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; APNEA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INFANT; PULMONARY HEART DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0024261713     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(98)90037-4     Document Type: Article

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