title: In reference to Is polysomnography required prior to tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea versus mild sleep-disordered breathing in children?
authors.forename: Stijn L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Verhulst
authors.forename: Athanasios G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kaditis
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D006801:Humans; D017286:Polysomnography; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014068:Tonsillectomy