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[Cor pulmonale caused by hypertrophic adenoid glands and tonsils: indications for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in a 2-year-old child].

Abstract
A 23-month-old boy with the syndrome of hypoventilation, obstructive sleep-apnea, pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale due to chronic upper airway obstruction resulting from adenotonsillar hypertrophy, is presented. After the surgical removal of obstructing tissue rapid clinical improvement ensued and signs of cor pulmonale returned to normal within a few days. The relationship between the upper airway obstruction and hypoventilation and cor pulmonale is discussed and the importance of early recognition and removal of enlarged tonsils before life-threatening complications occur, is stressed.
AuthorsJ Karanov, P Minić, V Subarević, I Baljosević
JournalSrpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo (Srp Arh Celok Lek) 2000 May-Jun Vol. 128 Issue 5-6 Pg. 208-10 ISSN: 0370-8179 [Print] Serbia
Vernacular TitlePlućno srce uzrokovano hipertrofijom adenoidnih zlezda i tonzila: indikacija za tonziloadenoidektomiju kod dvogodisnjeg deteta.
PMID11089424 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adenoids (pathology)
  • Airway Obstruction (complications)
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Hypertrophy
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Palatine Tonsil (pathology)
  • Pulmonary Heart Disease (etiology)

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