title: Surgery for pediatric sleep apnea.
abstract: Sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) in children are caused by a diverse group of anatomic and physiologic pathologies. These disorders share a common clinical presentation as stertor or sonorous breathing, occasionally accompanied by apneic events of variable duration. Successful management depends on accurate identification of the site of obstruction and the severity of obstruction. Intervention, both surgical and nonsurgical, is tailored to the disorder. In children with SRBD, such intervention may alter behavior and cognition, improve sleep and feeding, or even save a life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 825 Fairfax Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA. David.Darrow@chkd.org
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Darrow
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000601:surgery; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D014068:Tonsillectomy