Adenoidectomy plus tympanostomy tube insertion versus adenoidectomy plus myringotomy in children with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-278

  Vlastos, I M ^a,c   Houlakis, M ^a   Kandiloros, D ^b   Manolopoulos, L ^b   Ferekidis, E ^b   Yiotakis, I ^b  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adenoidectomy; Middle Ear Myringotomy; Middle Ear Ventilation; Otitis Media

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYRINGOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SEASONS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 79957479554     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215110002549     Document Type: Article

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