UPPER AIRWAY-OBSTRUCTION DURING SLEEP IN CHILDREN

被引:51
作者
FELMAN, AH
LOUGHLIN, GM
LEFTRIDGE, CA
CASSISI, NJ
机构
[1] UNIV FLORIDA,COLL MED,DEPT PEDIAT,GAINESVILLE,FL 32610
[2] UNIV FLORIDA,COLL MED,DEPT EAR NOSE & THROAT,GAINESVILLE,FL 32610
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D O I
10.2214/ajr.133.2.213
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Cinefluoroscopic findings are described in 9 children with sleep-related upper airway obstruction who are asymptomatic while awake. Asleep, these patients show strikingly similar changes in the region of the hypopharynx. During inspiration, the tongue and hypopharyngeal soft tissues are approximate, obliterating the hypopharyngeal air space causing intermittent and almost complete obstruction to air flow. The value of cinefluoroscopic studies on sleeping children with clinical symptoms of airway obstruction during sleep is emphasized.
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