title: Severe upper airway obstruction in children secondary to lingual tonsil hypertrophy.
abstract: Lingual tonsil hypertrophy in children is a rarely reported disorder. Two cases of severe upper airway obstruction in pediatric patients secondary to marked lingual tonsil enlargement are reported. Both children were effectively treated with lingual tonsillectomy. The surgical technique, using an insulated Bovie tip, is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guarisco
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Littlewood
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Butcher
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods