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| Martinho,F.L.; Zonato,A.I.; Bittencourt,L.R.A.; Soares,M.C.M.; Silva,R.F.N.; Gregório,L.C.; Tufik,S.. |
| The physiopathology of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is multifactorial and obesity has been shown to be one of the main factors correlated with its occurrence. In obese patients with anatomical alterations of the upper airways it is often difficult to predict success for surgical correction since obesity is a limiting factor. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the results of tonsillectomy in a specific group of patients, i.e., obese OSAHS patients with tonsil hypertrophy. Seven OSAHS patients with moderate obesity with obstructive palatine tonsil hypertrophy were submitted to tonsillectomy. All patients were submitted to pre- and postoperative appraisal of body mass index, otorhinolaryngology examination and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Sleep apnea syndrome; Obesity; Surgery; Tonsillectomy; Apnea and hypopnea index. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000800017 |
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