Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for obstructive sleep apnea in sickle cell anemia.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effects of Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (T&A) on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) secondary to Upper Airway Obstruction (UAO) in children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).


METHODS
Twenty eight children with SCD and history of snoring, with or without adeno tonsillar hypertrophy, were evaluated for UAO and OSA.


RESULTS
Eight children were confirmed to have OSA by multichannel polysomnography and underwent T&A. Follow up examination showed symptomatic clinical and objective improvement in sleep study parameters in OSA.


CONCLUSIONS
T&A appears to be a safe, effective option to treat selected patients with OSA due to UAO in SCD children.
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Ochsner Hospital, New Orleans, USA. rwarrier@ochsner.org
Raj
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Warrier
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Chauhan
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Athale
D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome