Importance Patients with vascular malformations (VAMs) and vascular overgrowth
syndromes have lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) attributable to social …

Sleep‐disordered breathing has a prevalence of 12% in the pediatric population. It
represents a spectrum of disorders encompassing abnormalities of the upper airway that …

Importance Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 60% of children with Down
syndrome (DS) and may persist in half of patients after adenotonsillectomy. Children with DS …

Objective To test the short-term effectiveness of a mandibular advancement splint (MAS) for
the management of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children. Methods Eighteen SDB …

Objective To develop and test a screening tool based on the OSA-18 questionnaire for triage
of referrals for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children. Study design Consecutive …

Background Low vitamin D levels have been linked to the risk of sleep-disordered breathing
(SDB) in children. Although adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is the major contributor to …

Introduction Pharyngeal tonsil hyperplasia is the most frequent cause of nasal obstruction
and chronic mouth breathing during childhood. Adenoidectomy is the procedure of choice …

Purpose Both surgical treatment and non-surgical treatment are suggested by clinicians for
children with habitual snoring related to adenotonsillar hypertrophy; However, how should …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of the treatment of persistent pediatric obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) on quality of life (QOL) with patient-reported outcomes tools and to compare …

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the efficacy of adenotonsillectomy (T/A) in children with sleep-
disordered breathing (SDB) in a controlled study using oximetry. We hypothesized that …