Intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for the treatment of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-362

  Friedman, Michael ^a,b   Wilson, Meghan N ^b   Friedman, Jacob ^b   Joseph, Ninos J ^b   Lin, Hsin Ching ^c   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^d  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b part of Advocate Aurora Health   (United States)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 60549101344     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.11.031     Document Type: Article

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