Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in pediatric patients: our experience

摘要

The incidence of sleep related disorders in pediatric patients represents 2% of the overall Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndromes (OSAHS). Furthermore, the incidence of this syndrome is up to 40% in pediatric population affected by craniofa-cial malformations such as craniosynostosis, dysostosis or combination of both. The main symptoms of OSAHS are: snoring, sleep apnea and neurological and behavioural impairment. Surgery is related to the location of the obstruction and many different techniques may be performed such as treatment of adenotonsillar hypertrophy, surgery of the nasal septum and turbinates or major procedures such as lip-adhesion, mandibular distraction, midfacial advancement and tracheotomy.