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Correlation between the severity of sleep apnea and upper airway morphology in pediatric and adult patients

Correlation between the severity of sleep apnea and upper airway morphology in pediatric and... Correlation between the severity of sleep apnea and upper airway morphology in pediatric and adult patients a,b a a,c Wim G. Vos , Wilfried A. De Backer and Stijn L. Verhulst Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Purpose of review Antwerp, Department of Physics, University of c Recent advances in upper airway imaging allow a better analysis of the upper airway Antwerp and Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium morphology. With the increased accuracy of computed tomography, MRI and other imaging techniques, it becomes possible to identify very local changes in bony Correspondence to Wim Vos, Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat structure, soft tissues and lumen of the pharyngeal airway. These advances are able to 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium provide new insights into obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) evaluation and treatment. Tel: +32 479569971; fax: +32 38214447; e-mail: Wim.Vos@ua.ac.be Recent findings The present review intends to capture the current status of the research on the Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2010, 10:26–33 correlation between OSA severity and upper airway morphology. Morphological abnormalities that are responsible for OSA differ with age. Therefore, correlations between morphology and OSA in children and adults and the effects of puberty http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology Wolters Kluwer Health

Correlation between the severity of sleep apnea and upper airway morphology in pediatric and adult patients

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1528-4050
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1473-6322
DOI
10.1097/ACI.0b013e328334f659
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19996963
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Abstract

Correlation between the severity of sleep apnea and upper airway morphology in pediatric and adult patients a,b a a,c Wim G. Vos , Wilfried A. De Backer and Stijn L. Verhulst Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Purpose of review Antwerp, Department of Physics, University of c Recent advances in upper airway imaging allow a better analysis of the upper airway Antwerp and Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium morphology. With the increased accuracy of computed tomography, MRI and other imaging techniques, it becomes possible to identify very local changes in bony Correspondence to Wim Vos, Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat structure, soft tissues and lumen of the pharyngeal airway. These advances are able to 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium provide new insights into obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) evaluation and treatment. Tel: +32 479569971; fax: +32 38214447; e-mail: Wim.Vos@ua.ac.be Recent findings The present review intends to capture the current status of the research on the Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2010, 10:26–33 correlation between OSA severity and upper airway morphology. Morphological abnormalities that are responsible for OSA differ with age. Therefore, correlations between morphology and OSA in children and adults and the effects of puberty

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Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Feb 1, 2010

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