Severe upper airway obstruction in children secondary to lingual tonsil hypertrophy

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 1990, Pages 621-624

  Guarisco, J Lindhe ^a   Littlewood, Steven C ^a   Butcher, R Brent ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

lingual tonsils; stricture; upper airway obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONGUE DISEASE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0025003110     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: 19433572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949009900806     Document Type: Article

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