introduction: hypertrophied tonsils and adenoids may cause upper airway obstruction and cardio-pulmonary complications due to pulmonary arterial hypertension. the aim of this study was to determine the correlation between mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mpap) and selected adenotonsilar hypertrophy indexes. materials and methods: thirty two patients with upper-airway obstruction resulting from...

Introduction: Hypertrophied tonsils and adenoids may cause upper airway obstruction and cardio-pulmonary complications due to pulmonary arterial hypertension. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) and selected adenotonsilar hypertrophy indexes. Materials and Methods: Thirty two patients with upper-airway obstruction resulting ...

A Síndrome da Apneia e Hipopneia Obstrutiva do Sono (SAHOS) é caracterizada por uma interrupção na respiração durante o sono, reduzindo assim a quantidade de oxigênio no sangue. Os sintomas característicos apneia infância são bucal, ronco noturno, movimentação intensa enurese/sudorese noturna, alterações cognitivas comportamentais como déficit atenção hiperatividade, que podem gerar prejuízo ap...

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...