Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not always resolved or improved with adenotonsillectomy. Persistent or complex cases of pediatric OSA may be due to sites of obstruction in the airway other than the tonsils and adenoids. Identifying these areas in the past has been problematic, and therefo...

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Main Authors: Aaron C. Lin, Peter J. Koltai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/576719
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spelling doaj-8c453082e26a471cb7b988f1d7a618a92020-11-24T22:32:27ZengHindawi LimitedInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592012-01-01201210.1155/2012/576719576719Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep ApneaAaron C. Lin0Peter J. Koltai1Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USADivision of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, USAPediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not always resolved or improved with adenotonsillectomy. Persistent or complex cases of pediatric OSA may be due to sites of obstruction in the airway other than the tonsils and adenoids. Identifying these areas in the past has been problematic, and therefore, therapy for OSA in children who have failed adenotonsillectomy has often been unsatisfactory. Sleep endoscopy is a technique that can enable the surgeon to determine the level of obstruction in a sleeping child with OSA. With this knowledge, site-specific surgical therapy for persistent and complex pediatric OSA may be possible.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/576719
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Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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title_short Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
title_full Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
title_fullStr Sleep Endoscopy in the Evaluation of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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description Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not always resolved or improved with adenotonsillectomy. Persistent or complex cases of pediatric OSA may be due to sites of obstruction in the airway other than the tonsils and adenoids. Identifying these areas in the past has been problematic, and therefore, therapy for OSA in children who have failed adenotonsillectomy has often been unsatisfactory. Sleep endoscopy is a technique that can enable the surgeon to determine the level of obstruction in a sleeping child with OSA. With this knowledge, site-specific surgical therapy for persistent and complex pediatric OSA may be possible.
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