Weight and height development in children after adenotonsillectomy

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Junqueira, Paula Andreya¹  Di Francesco, Renata C.¹  Frizzarini, Ronaldo¹  Zerati, Fabio Elias¹  Universidade de São Paulo¹ 

关键词: tonsil;    sleep apnea syndrome;    failure to thrive;    child.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-72992003000200008

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

Tonsil and adenoid hyperplasia is one of the most common causes of upper airway obstruction in children; and generally comes along with sleep apnea. It is usually associated to poor school performance, non-specific behavioral disturbs, hyperactivity, daytime sleepiness, distraction and failure to thrive. This one is a very serious consequence for the child. The purpose of this study is to compare height and weight percentiles before and after surgery.STUDY DESIGN: Clinical prospective randomized.MATERIAL AND METHOD: We studied 55 children (male and female) from 2 to 12 years old; with upper airway obstruction due to tonsil and adenoid hyperplasia. All of them were measured (height and weight) before and 6 months after adenotonsillectomy. Height and weight percentiles were plotted in graphics and compared with statistical analysis.RESULTS: Before surgery, the majority of the children, 78.2% were under p75 for height and 70.9% were under p50 for weight. Three months after surgery there was a better distribution of the children throughout the percentil ranges. For height: 34.6% were under p75; 32.85 were between p75-95 and 32.6% were above p95. For weight 35.5% were under p50; 36.4% were under p50-95 and 29.1% were above p95.CONCLUSION: After surgery, children presented an improvement in their height and weight percentiles. They develop better after the treatment of upper airway obstruction, with T&A surgery.

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