Introduction  Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is more common in children with sickle cell disease, and can lead to sleep-disordered breathing. Objectives  To determine the frequency of adenotonsillar hypertrophy in pre-school children with sickle cell disease and assess the diagnostic accuracy of the sleep-disordered breathing subscale in the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children. Method  Observation...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of obstructive adenotonsillar hypertrophy in children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia; to investigate possible association between the presence of more than five episodes of tonsillitis in the last 12 months and episodes of painful crises in the same period; and to compare the mean annual hemoglobin level in children and adolescents with and withou...

adenotonsillar hypertrophy and obstructive sleep disordered breathing can lead to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd). the purpose of this study was to evaluate effect of adenotonsillectomy on improvement of adhd symptoms in a quasi-experimental (before and after) study. the efficacy of adenotonsillectomy on improvement of adhd symptoms of 35 children aged 5-12 years with adenotonsi...

Pathophysiology Physical examination reveals adenotonsillar hypertrophy in most children with OSA. There is some evidence that adenotonsillectomy improves clinical symptoms.6-8 [Strengthof-recommendation (SOR) Evidence level B, clinical cohort studies] However, many children with documented adenotonsillar hypertrophy never have symptoms of OSA. This finding suggests that the etiology of OSA in ...

Background: Vitamin D deficiency can cause frequent infection of tonsil and adenoid. Recurrent upper airway infections are associated with hypertrophy of lymphoid tissues (adenoid and palatine tonsils) in children. Obstructive sleep disorders, failure to thrive, facial deformity, and cognitive disorders are among the most important complications of adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Surgery is indicat...

OBJECTIVES Upper air obstruction leads hypoxia, it is also known that S-100B levels increase by glial activations indicate cerebral hypoxic injury. This study aimed to evaluate the preoperative and postoperative S-100B levels in children with chronic adenotonsillar hypertrophy. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study comprised 40 patients with indications for tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy followi...

UNLABELLED The changes in mastication and deglutition in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy need to be better characterized. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of parent-reported myofunctional changes and to determine if there are differences in the alteration patterns of children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and subjects with adenoid hypertrophy. METHOD Questionnaire and assessme...

INTRODUCTION Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is a common condition in pediatric patients with upper respiratory airways complaints, and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) may be one complication of that condition. OBJECTIVES To study the occurrence of PAH (mean pulmonary artery pressure higher than or equal to 25 mmHg) in a group of children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and upper respiratory...

introduction: sleep disorder caused by adenotonsillar hypertrophy has been implicated as a cause of primary and secondary nocturnal enuresis in children.  this study was conducted to investigate the effect of adenotonsillectomy on enuresis in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy.  materials and methods: this prospective cohort study was conducted in hamadan city in western iran, from april ...

OBJECTIVE Comparison of cardiac function in children with and without adenotonsillar hypertrophy. METHODS We examined 28 pediatric patients with adenotonsillar hypertrophy mean aged 7.3+/-2.9 years comprised of 14 females and 14 males (group I). The control group were chosen from 35 healthy sex and age matched children mean aged 7.37+/-2.7 years (group II). Both groups were examined by an oto...