The evolution of tonsil surgery and rethinking the surgical approach to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 993-1000

  Koempel, Jeffrey A ^a,d   Solares, C A ^b   Koltai, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; Sleep Apnoea Syndromes; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillotomy, partial tonsillectomy, partial intracapsular tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; HUMAN; LARYNX SURGERY; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLOTOMY;

CHILD; EUROPE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846401406     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106002544     Document Type: Review

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