Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Upper Airway Structures in Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is an important cause of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. However, residual OSA and abnormal polysomnographic findings have been reported in up to 75% of cases after adenotonsillectomy. Other anatomical and functional factors that influence upper airway structures, including the lateral pharyngeal wall, have rarely been studied in children with OSA.

Objective

To determine whether the upper airway structures can be evaluated using head and neck ultrasonography and if there is an association between the ultrasonographic measurements for these structures and severity of OSA seen on polysomnography in children.

Design, setting, and participants

Prospective, single-center, observational study of 82 children younger than 18 ye

SUBMITTER: Lin CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6233834 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature