Two Cases of Pediatric Obstructive Hypoventilation Managed with Upper Airway Surgery.
- Author:
Tae Min KIM
1
;
Seung No HONG
;
Joon Hyuk YOO
;
Seung Hoon LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Obstructive hypoventilation; Adenotonsillectomy; Sleep-disordered breathing
- MeSH: Airway Obstruction; Airway Resistance; Child; Humans; Hypoventilation*; Sleep Apnea Syndromes; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Snoring
- From:Journal of Rhinology 2017;24(1):52-55
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Sleep-disordered breathing in children can include habitual snoring, obstructive hypoventilation, upper airway resistance syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive hypoventilation in children is characterized by CO₂ retention caused by prolonged partial upper airway obstruction during sleep. To date, there have been few studies regarding the clinical significance and management strategies in pediatric obstructive hypoventilation, although it is a unique feature of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing. In this report, we describe two cases of obstructive hypoventilation that demonstrated improvement following upper airway surgery. These results suggest that upper airway surgery could be an additional treatment modality in obstructive hypoventilation.
