Efficacy of minimally invasive tonsil surgery for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in children

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of minimally invasive tonsil surgery for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in children. Tonsil ablation or turbinate reduction was performed on 49 pediatric patients with OSAHS by minimally invasive tonsil surgery. In orde...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Main Authors:	X.-Q. Zhang, H. Wang, J. Zhou, P. Zeng, Y. Zhao, Y. Zhang, C. Liu, L.-Q. Jiang, Y.-J. Lan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
Subjects:	Tonsil Children Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome Polysomnography Surgery
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017000500703&lng=en&tlng=en