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ArticleIranian journal of otorhinolaryngology2022

OSAHS Growth Impairment and Resolution after Adenotonsillectomy in Children.

Antonina Mistretta, Domenico Michele Modica, Alessandro Pitruzzella, Stefano Burgio, Francesco Lorusso, Sebastiano Billone, Carla Valenti, Giulia Vita, Salvatore Poma, Marta Amata and 2 more

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Article in Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Antonina MistrettaOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Biomedicine and Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Domenico Michele ModicaOtorhinolaryngology Unit, Villa Sofia-Cervello Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
Alessandro PitruzzellaConsorzio Universitario Caltanissetta, Caltanissetta, Italy.
Stefano BurgioDepartment of Biomedicine Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Francesco LorussoOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Biomedicine and Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Sebastiano BilloneClinica Pediatrica Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Carla ValentiDepartment of Biomedicine Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giulia VitaDepartment of Biomedicine Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Salvatore PomaOtorhinolaryngology Unit, Villa Sofia-Cervello Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
Marta AmataDepartment of Biomedicine and Internal and Specialistic Medicine (DIBIMIS), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Pietro VitaDepartment of Biomedicine Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Salvatore GallinaOtolaryngology Unit, Department of Biomedicine and Advanced Diagnostic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
University of Palermo · ITOspedale Vincenzo Cervello · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: One of the most important complications of OSAHS in children is growth delay. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in clinical body growth, and laboratory growth in children with OSAHS after adeno-tonsillar surgery. Materials and Methods: In our study, among 102 children suffering from sleep-disordered breathing, 70 met the inclusion criteria because they were affected by OSAHS and adenotonsillar hypertrophy. In total, 96 children affected by adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy (55 males and 41 females) underwent nocturnal cardiorespiratory monitoring with Embletta MPR, monitoring for post-operative 24 hours. Patients underwent blood sampling to evaluate preoperative GH and IGF-1 serum levels, "placement" in Cacciari's growth charts and adenotonsillectomy and saturation monitoring for post-operative 24 hours. According to auxological parameters, 82.86% of the patients were below the fiftieth percentile of BMI Cacciari's growth charts and IGF-1 preoperative serum levels were below the normal range. All patients underwent adenotonsillectomy. Results: All 70 patients recovered from OSAHS according to the results of nocturnal cardiorespiratory monitoring after six months. IGF-1 serum levels significantly increased after three months and one year after. All the auxological parameters showed a significant increase after surgery. We calculated the average annual growth in height of the patients before and after adenotonsillectomy (AT): the growth rate was impaired by OSAHS (5.4±1.3 cm/year), while in the following year post-surgery we found a significant growth speed acceleration (9.9±1.7 cm/year, P=0.001). Conclusions: In conclusion, growth delay in children can be caused by OSAHS, and when it is due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy, adenotonsillectomy is to be considered as the therapy of choice.

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Adenotonsillar hypertrophyAdeno-tonsillectomyGH. IGF-1Growth failureObstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

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