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Tipo de Documento: Artigo
Título: Study of weight and height development in children after adenotonsillectomy
Autor(es): Fernandes, Alexandre Augusto
Alcântara, Thiago Alves
D’Ávila, Daniel Vasconcelos
D’Ávila, Jeferson Sampaio
Data do documento: 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.
Palavras-chave: Adenotonsillectomy
Child
Anthropometrical measurements
Growth delay
Crianças
Medidas antropométricas
ISSN: 1808-8694
1808-8686
Parte de : Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Idioma: eng
Instituição/Editora: Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial
Citação: 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.
Licença: Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0)
URI: https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/20799
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