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- noun surgery The surgical removal of the
adenoids andtonsils , combination ofadenoidectomy andtonsillectomy
Etymologies
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Effect of adenotonsillectomy on nocturnal hypoxaemia, sleep disturbance, and symptoms in snoring children.
Ben Goldacre on MMR, autism, and the media Nicole 2009
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Effect of adenotonsillectomy on nocturnal hypoxaemia, sleep disturbance, and symptoms in snoring children.
Alzheimer's, Autism & the NCAA: Science News for 3/17 josh 2009
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The study sample included 795 children aged from birth to 18-years-old, described as normal weight or overweight and who had tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy surgery.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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In the new study, researchers examined the medical records of 4,776 patients who underwent tonsillectomy, or adenotonsillectomy over a period of 36 months.
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Paradise JL, et al. Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy for recurrent throat infections in moderately affected children.
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"Specifically, ADHD, hyperactivity and behavior have been shown to improve at six or 12 months after adenotonsillectomy in correlation with improved postoperative polysomnography [sleep monitoring] parameters regardless of which instruments were used to evaluate behavior."
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The cases comprised of the four most common pediatric surgical procedures at the ASC compared to the HBF: ventilation tube insertion, dental rehabilitation, adenotonsillectomy, and ventilation tube insertion/adenoidectomy.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Chicago, IL - infoZine - "Since the publication of our previous report demonstrating improvements in both sleep and behavior at six months after adenotonsillectomy for children with sleep-disordered breathing, there have been several articles that continue to support the impact of sleep-disordered breathing on neurocognitive development, behavior and quality of life," the authors write as background information a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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