[Sleep apnea syndrome with complications which were reversed following adeno-tonsillectomy]

C Baud; M Berner

[Sleep apnea syndrome with complications which were reversed following adeno-tonsillectomy]

Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1990 Aug 14;79(33):948-50.

[Article in French]

Authors

C Baud¹, M Berner

Affiliation

¹ Clinique et policlinique d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Hôpital cantonal universitaire de Genève.

PMID: 2144362

Abstract

A five-year-old boy is reported with severe upper respiratory tract obstruction and sleep apnea that was associated with reversible cardio-pulmonary complications. Adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy resulted in a spectacular improvement of the symptomatology. A polysomnographic exam confirms this evolution.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Adenoidectomy*
Cardiomegaly / etiology
Child, Preschool
Humans
Male
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
Respiratory Insufficiency / surgery
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / complications*
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / surgery
Tonsillectomy*