Can lingual tonsillectomy improve persistent pediatric obstructive sleep apnea?

Laryngoscope. 2014 Oct;124(10):2211-2. doi: 10.1002/lary.24613. Epub 2014 Mar 1.

Authors

Connie Y Kuo¹, Sanjay R Parikh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

PMID: 24585371
DOI: 10.1002/lary.24613

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Hyperplasia / complications
Hyperplasia / pathology
Palatine Tonsil / pathology
Palatine Tonsil / surgery*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / etiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / surgery*
Tonsillectomy / methods*