Patterns of Pharyngeal Obstruction and Collapse in Obese and Nonobese Children on Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy.
Ibrahim SadiqHamdy El-HakimPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
The predominance of hypopharyngeal collapse in children with obesity may explain the likelihood of failure of surgery directed at obstructive findings. This may also strengthen the case for drug-induced sleep endoscopy in this group at the initial surgery to guide it rather than after the failure of adenotonsillectomy.