• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.72-79
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• 2000

Background and Objectives : Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is the most common disorder in pediatric otolaryngology, which should be suspected as a possible cause of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). In the past, most of the adenotonsillectomy were performed because of recurrent infection, but now OSAS is the most common indication in many centers. Materials and Method : A review of 1,945 adenotonsillectomy performed between 1990 and 1998 is presented. We classified into two categories of indication for adenotonsillectomy and analyzed changing trends of indication for adenotonsillectomy. Results : Although recurrent infection remains the predominant indication for surgery, there has been a rise in OSAS as a significant indication from 13.67% in 1990 to 24.26% in 1998. Conclusion : An increase has occurred in the percentage of adenotonsillectomy performed for OSAS due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. This trend promises to continue as physicians become increasingly aware of the prevalence and seriousness of adenotonsillar hypertrophy as a cause of sleep apnea.

• Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.214-216
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• 2018

• 수면정신생리
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.106-109
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• 2004

소아의 폐쇄성 수면 무호흡증은 흔히 편도 아데노이드 비대증으로 인해 발생하는 것으로 알려져 있으나 비만, 두개 악안면 기형 등 다양한 원인에 의해서도 발생할 수 있다. 소아의 폐쇄성 수면 무호흡증은 야뇨증, 사건 수면, 행동 장애 등과 같은 다양한 합병증을 동반할 수 있다. 그 원인이 편도 아데노이드 비대증이면 수술적인 제거를 통해 증상 호전을 기대할 수 있으나 비만 등 다른 원인에 의한 것이라면 지속성 상기도양압술과 체중 감량 및 생활습관 변화를 통한 치료가 필요하다. 저자들은 편도 아데노이드 절제술 시행 후에도 심한 폐쇄성 수면 무호흡증이 지속되고 다양한 합병증이 나타난 환아에서 상기도양압술로 무호흡 관련 증상 및 동반된 합병증의 호전을 보인 1례를 경험하였기에 보고한다.

• Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.201-213
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• 2018

BACKGROUND: Children with significant adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) may show right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. We aimed to evaluate RV dysfunction in such children before adenotonsillectomy by evaluating peak longitudinal right atrial (RA) strain (PLRAS) in systole. PLRAS, electrocardiogram (ECG) and conventional echocardiographic parameters were compared to distinguish children with significant ATH with sleep-related breathing disorder (ATH-SRBD) from controls. METHODS: Fifty-six children (23 controls and 33 children with ATH-SRBD without symptoms of heart failure) were retrospectively studied. Preoperative echocardiograms and ECGs of children with ATH-SRBD who underwent adenotonsillectomy were compared to those of controls. Available postoperative ECGs and echocardiograms were also analyzed. RESULTS: Preoperatively, prolonged maximum P-wave duration (Pmax) and P-wave dispersion (PWD), decreased PLRAS, and increased tricuspid annulus E/E' were found in children with ATH-SRBD compared to those of controls. From the receiver operating characteristic curves, PLRAS was not inferior compared to tricuspid annulus E/E', Pmax, and PWD in differentiating children with ATH-SRBD from controls; however, the discriminative abilities of all four parameters were poor. In children who underwent adenotonsillectomy, echocardiograms $1.2{\pm}0.4$ years after adenotonsillectomy showed no difference in postoperative PLRAS and tricuspid annulus E/E' when compared with those of the preoperative period. CONCLUSIONS: Impaired RA deformation was reflected as decreased PLRAS in children with ATH-SRBD before adenotonsillectomy. Decreased PLRAS in these children may indicate subtle RV dysfunction and increased proarrhythmic risk. However, usefulness of PLRAS as an individual parameter in differentiating preoperative children with ATH-SRBD from controls was limited, similar to those of tricuspid annulus E/E', Pmax, and PWD.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.50-54
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• 2004

페쇄성 수면무호흡증후군은 다양한 원인에 의하여 발생할 수 있으며, 특히 편도 및 아데노이드 비대증은 소아에서 가장 흔한 원인이다. 편도 및 아데노이드 비대증에 의하여 발생한 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증후군은 다양한 증상과 함께 행동 장애, 야뇨증, 성장 및 발달장애, 폐성심, 고혈압과 같은 다양한 합병증을 초래할 수 있다. 이러한 이유로 임상적으로 소아에서 폐쇄성 무호흡증상이 수면 중에 관찰되면 적절한 진단과정 후에 상태에 따라서 적극적인 치료가 필요하다. 소아에서의 치료는 편도 및 아데노이드 비대증에 의한 경우 수술적인 제거를 통하여 80% 이상에서 호전을 관찰할 수 있다. 그러나 편도 및 아데노이드 제거 후에도 증상이 남아있거나 수술적인 치료가 불가능한 환아에 대해서는 체중조절, 수면자세의 변화와 같은 생활습관의 조절 및 지속적 기도양압호흡기를 이용하여 추가적인 치료를 시행할 수 있다. 저자들은 수면다원검사상 심한 폐쇄성 수면무호흡이 관찰되어 편도 및 아데노이드 절제술을 시행한 후 증상의 호전이 있었으나, 장기간 추적관찰 후 재발한 수면무호흡과 코골이를 조절하기 위하여 생활습관의 개선교육과 자동화 기도양압호흡기로 치료한 1례를 경험하였기에 보고한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제57권11호
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• pp.484-488
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• 2014

Purpose: Chronic upper airway obstruction causes hypoxemic pulmonary vasoconstriction, which may lead to right ventricle (RV) dysfunction. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is the most common cause of upper airway obstruction in children. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate RV function in children with ATH. Methods: Twenty-one children (male/female, 15/6; mean age, $92.3{\pm}39.0$ months; age range, 4-15 years) with ATH and 21 healthy age- and gender-matched controls were included in this study. Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and RV myocardial performance index were measured by transthoracic echocardiography. Further, the plasma level of N-terminal of probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), an indicator of RV function, was determined. Results: The snoring-tiredness during daytime-observed apnea-high blood pressure (STOP) questionnaire was completed by the patients' parents, and loud snoring was noted in the ATH group. The plasma NT-proBNP level was significantly higher in the ATH group than that in the controls ($66.44{\pm}37.63pg/mL$ vs. $27.85{\pm}8.89pg/mL$, P=0.001). The echocardiographic parameters were not significantly different between the groups. Conclusion: We were unable to confirm the significance of echocardiographic evidence of RV dysfunction in the management of children with ATH. However, the plasma NT-proBNP level was significantly higher in the ATH group than that in the control, suggesting that chronic airway obstruction in children may carry a risk for cardiac dysfunction. Therefore, more patients should be examined using transthoracic echocardiography. In addition, pediatricians and otolaryngologists should consider cardiologic aspects during the management of children with severe ATH.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.248-255
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the craniofacial patterns of Korean children with snoring and adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) could be categorized into characteristic clusters according to age. Methods: We enrolled 236 children with snoring and ATH (age range, 5-12 years) in this study. They were subdivided into four age groups: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 years. Based on cephalometric analysis, the sagittal and vertical skeletal patterns of each individual were divided into Class I, II, and III, as well as the normodivergent, hypodivergent, and hyperdivergent patterns, respectively. Cluster analysis was performed using cephalometric principal components in addition to the age factor. Results: Three heterogeneous clusters of craniofacial patterns were obtained in relation to age: cluster 1 (41.9%) included patients aged 5-8 years with a skeletal Class I or mild Class II and hyperdivergent pattern; cluster 2 (45.3%) included patients aged 9-12 years with a Class II and hyperdivergent pattern; and cluster 3 (12.8%) included patients aged 7-8 years with a Class III and hyperdivergent pattern. Conclusions: This study found that the craniofacial patterns of Korean children with snoring and ATH could be categorized into three characteristic clusters according to age groups. Although no significantly dominant sagittal skeletal discrepancy was observed, hyperdivergent vertical discrepancy was consistently evident in all clusters.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.98-104
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• 2005

Approximately 1% to 3% of all children have obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). OSAS in children can lead to a variety of symptoms and sequalae; impairment of development and quality of life, behavioral and personality disturbance, learning problem, cor pulmonale and hypertension. Diagnosis and treatment of OASA for children are different from those for adults in many respects. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is major cause of childhood OSAS. Overnight polysomnography in a sleep laboratory is the gold standard for diagnosing childhood OSAS. However, because full polysomnography in children may be difficult to obtain, expensive, and inconvenient, other methods to diagnose OSAS have been investigated. Adenotonsillectomy is the most common surgical treatment of childhood OSAS. But if residual symptoms remained after adenotonsillectomy, it should be considered to additional treatment such as weight control, sleep positional change, and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).

• 수면정신생리
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2005

The pathogenesis and mechanism of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been under investigation for over 25 years, but its etiology and mechanism remains elusive. Skeletal (maxillary and/or mandibular hypoplasia or retrodisplacement, inferior displacement of hyoid) and soft tissue (increased volume of soft tissue, adenotonsillar hypertrophy, macroglossia, thickened lateral pharyngeal walls) factors, pharyngeal compliance (increased), pharyngeal muscle factors (impaired strength and endurance of pharyngeal dilators and fixators), sensory factors (impaired mechanoreceptor sensitivity, impaired pharyngeal dilator reflexes), respiratory control system factors (unstable respiratory control) and so on facilitate collapse upper airway. Therefore, OSA may be a heterogeneous disorder, rather than a single disease entity and various pathogenic factors contribute to the OSA varies person to person. As a result, patients may respond to different therapeutic approaches based on the predominant abnormality leading to the sleep-disordered breathing.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.327-330
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• 2015

어린이와 청소년을 대상으로 한 치과 진정법에서 환자 안전과 성공의 열쇠는 호흡기 상태와 밀접하게 연관되어 있다. 소아치과의 특별한 상황 - 똑바로 누운 자세에서 러버댐으로 구강 측 기도가 제한 된 상태-하에서 코로 호흡함을 고려해야 한다. 따라서 소아치과의사는 의과적 자문이나 평가와 별도로, 스스로 이러한 상황하에서 환자의 호흡기적 평가를 할 필요가 있다. 특히, 아데노이드 비대, 코막힘, 후비루와 기도과민 등의 상황을 평가하는 것이 중요하다. 부비동염, 알레르기 비염, 천식, 코골이와 폐쇄성 수면 무호흡 증후군 등이 있는 환자는 진정 실패를 초래할 가능성이 있으므로, 질환이나 증상에 대한 확실한 조절을 통하여 치과 진정법의 안전성을 더욱 증진 시킬 수 있을 것이다.