Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy for Targeted Sleep Surgery in Pediatric Patients
DISE is a valuable tool for evaluating children with multi-level obstruction, and findings change surgical decision-making for children without enlarged tonsils. Adenotonsillectomy resulted in the greatest decrease in OSA symptoms, but was mainly performed on patients with significant LPW collapse.
Authors
- Ani Mnatsakanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4067-2130)
- Theresa A Schneider
- Prasad John Thottam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2320-9977)
- Suzanne Forman
- Michael Haupert
- Anya Costeloe
- Jacob Surma
Institutions
- Ascension (US)
- Central Michigan University (US)
- Royal Oak Community Coalition (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.84122
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00