[Tonsillectomy and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].
We presents the case of a patient, 12-year-old, asthmatic, diagnosed by means of polysomnography of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Improvement take place after tonsillectomy. This case provide evidence for the condition in childhood, headache being the sole annoyance noticed and surgery seems successful.
Rodríguez Hernández
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Unidad del Sueño, Hospital de la Santísima Trinidad, Salamanca.
Muñiz Girón
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del Cañizo Alvarez
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D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*