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Adenotonsillectomy (AT) continues to be the recommended initial treatment strategy of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In this chapter, the current trends and issues involved in performing AT in children will be critically examined. This will be followed by a review of the current evidence supporting the use of AT in treating pediatric OSA, however in doing so will seek to identify high-risk groups in which the success of AT in curing OSA is limited.

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Bhattacharjee, R. (2012). Adenotonsillectomy. In: Kheirandish-Gozal, L., Gozal, D. (eds) Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children. Respiratory Medicine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-725-9_38

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