title: Do pre-adenotonsillectomy echocardiographic findings change postoperatively in children with severe adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Hypertrophy of adenotonsillar tissue is one of the most common problems in childhood age and causes upper airway obstruction and even obstructive sleep apnea symptoms in severe forms. The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes of pre-adentonsillectomy echocardiographic findings after operation.
  
  
  METHODS
  From August 2007 to November 2008, 55 children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy and obstructive-sleep symptoms (aged 3-11 years old of which 35 were males and 20 females) were randomly selected. Preoperatively echocardiography was performed for all patients by the pediatric cardiologist. In control group 55 children who referred to otolaryngology clinic because of non adenotonsillar related disease evaluated. One month and six months after operation, patients with positive findings were followed up and again echocardiography was performed separately.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No complaints of apnea were reported. Tonsillar grades of all cases were type III or IV. The preoperative mean pulmonary arterial pressure levels of the 4 (7.3%) children were higher than normal range (25 mm Hg) and it decreased significantly after operation (P < 0.000) (Preoperative MPAP = 32 ± 3 mm Hg, and six months postoperative follow up, MPAP = 11 ± 5 mm Hg). All the patients' parents complained about severe open mouth snoring, agitated sleep and hyperpnoea of their children. The preoperative tricuspid regurgitation pressure level of 7 children was higher than normal range and it decreased significantly after operation (P < 0.000 preoperative TR = 34 ± 8 mm Hg postoperative TR = 19 ± 6 mm Hg). AC/ET in these seven patients were lower than 0.4. In control group echocardiography findings are normal.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Severe chronic hypertrophic adenotonsillar tissue caused higher tricuspid regurgitation pressure and mean pulmonary arterial pressure.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors: Yalda
authors: Y
authors: Jabbari Moghaddam
authors: Shamsi Ghaffari
authors: SG
authors: Bavil
authors: Khosrou
authors: K
authors: Abavisani
keywords: Cardiac; Childhood; Tonsil
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