Inflammation and Growth in Young Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome before and after Adenotonsillectomy

• Hauptverfasser: Yuval Nachalon (Verfasst von), Neta Lowenthal (Verfasst von), Sari Greenberg-Dotan (Verfasst von), Aviv D. Goldbart (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with growth impairment that usually improves following effective treatment. In this study we investigated the mechanisms underlying the growth processes in young children diagnosed with OSA, before and after adenotonsillectomy (T&A). Method...