Tonsillotomy in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children: Polysomnographic results

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1411-1417

  de la Chaux, Richard ^a   Klemens, Christine ^a   Patscheider, Martin ^a   Reichel, Oliver ^a   Dreher, Alfred ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; OSAS; Polysomnography; Tonsillotomy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LUNG DISEASE; OBESITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP STAGE; SLEEP TIME; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

ADENOIDECTOMY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48449091346     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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