ISSN 1225-7354 / eISSN : 2713-8631
수면정신생리 (15권2호 94-99)
A Case of Child with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Recurred after Adenotonsillectomy
편도 및 아데노이드 절제술 후 재발한 폐쇄성 수면 무호흡 증후군 소아 1례
Kim, Cu-Rie;Kim, Dong-Soon;Seo, Hyun-Joo;Shin, Hong-Beom;Kim, Eui-Joong;Shim, Hyun-Joon;Ahn, Young-Min;
Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University School of Medicine;Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University School of Medicine;Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University School of Medicine;Department of Psychiatry, Eulji University School of Medicine;Department of Psychiatry, Eulji University School of Medicine;Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eulji University School of Medicine;Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University School of Medicine;
The most common cause of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in childhood is adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Adenotonsillectomy improves the symptoms quite well in most cases. However, some patients could experience the OSAS again after adenotonsillectomy, who might have several risk factors such as incomplete operation, misdiagnosis, combined anatomical malformation, sinusitis or chronic allergic rhinitis, obesity, initial severe OSAS, and early onset OSAS. We report a case of 11-year-old obese boy who presented with snoring for several years. He was obese with body mass index (BMI) of
Child;obstructive sleep apnea syndrome;Adenotonsillectomy;Polysomnography;