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https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/20799| Document Type: | Artigo |
| Title: | Study of weight and height development in children after adenotonsillectomy |
| Authors: | Fernandes, Alexandre Augusto Alcântara, Thiago Alves D’Ávila, Daniel Vasconcelos D’Ávila, Jeferson Sampaio |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2008 |
| Resumo : | The daily clinical observation of weight-height growth delays in children with obstructive hypertrophy of the pharyngeal and palatine tonsils is a workaday practice in pediatric otorhinolaryngology, and the surgical correction of this condition, when properly done in time, through adenotonsillectomy, can lead to a “catch up growth”. Aim: To investigate the real weight-height gain present in this population when they are surgically treated. Materials and Methods: Through a clinical prospective study, two groups of children carrying pharyngopalatine hypertrophy were followed up: group 1 was submitted to surgical intervention, and group 2 was not. All patients underwent standardization of anthropometrical measurements (weight and height), including their age-related percentiles, in the beginning and at the end of 06 (six) months. Results: While group 1 increased its height average in relation to the initial average in 6.66cm, the control group increased its average in 1.9cm (p=0.0004). In relation to weight, group 1 increased 2150g in average, while group 2 presented an average increase of 690g (p=0.0010). Conclusions: The children that underwent adenotonsillectomy acquired a higher weight-height growth potential in relation to those children who were not operated. |
| Keywords: | Adenotonsillectomy Child Anthropometrical measurements Growth delay Crianças Medidas antropométricas |
| ISSN: | 1808-8694 1808-8686 |
| Is part of: | Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology |
| Language: | eng |
| Publisher / Institution : | Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial |
| Citation: | FERNANDES, A. A. et al. Study of weight and height development in children after adenotonsillectomy. Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, São Paulo, v. 74, n. 3, p. 391-394, maio/jun. 2008. Disponível em: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869415305735. Acesso em: 14 jan. 2025. |
| License: | Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) |
| URI: | https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/20799 |
| Appears in Collections: | DME - Artigos de periódicos |
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