How effective is adenoidectomy alone for treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in a child who presents with adenoid hypertrophy?

J Paediatr Child Health. 2011 Aug;47(8):568-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02154.x.

Authors

Patrina Caldwell¹, Rebecca Hensley, Rita Machaalani, Alan Cheng, Karen Waters

Affiliation

¹ The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead and The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. patrinac@chw.edu.au

PMID: 21843191
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02154.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adenoidectomy
Adenoids / pathology*
Adenoids / surgery*
Female
Humans
Hypertrophy
Infant
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / surgery*
Tonsillectomy