Operative Management of OSAS in a Complex Case of Proteus Syndrome
Joint Authors
Cavaliere, M.
Iengo, M.
Cantone, Elena
Castagna, Giovanni
Marino, Anna
Del Vecchio, Luigi
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disorder in childhood with high prevalence in syndromic subjects with craniofacial malformations.
Proteus Syndrome (PS) is a rare hamartoneoplastic disorder associated with disproportionate and asymmetric overgrowth of body parts and hypertrophy or malformation of lymphatic tissues, such as palatine tonsils.
We report a case of a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with Proteus Syndrome (PS) and suffering from OSAS due to asymmetric palatine tonsillar hypertrophy, treated with partial resection of left tonsil.
To avoid the risk of a general anesthesia and remove only the obstructive portion of the palatine tonsil bipolar radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy (RFITT) under local anesthesia was performed.
Recovery of the obstructive respiratory disease was obtained.
To our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the literature of partial tonsillar resection performed in a patient with PS suffering from OSAS under local anesthesia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cantone, Elena& Cavaliere, M.& Castagna, Giovanni& Marino, Anna& Del Vecchio, Luigi& Iengo, M.. 2015. Operative Management of OSAS in a Complex Case of Proteus Syndrome. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cantone, Elena…[et al.]. Operative Management of OSAS in a Complex Case of Proteus Syndrome. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cantone, Elena& Cavaliere, M.& Castagna, Giovanni& Marino, Anna& Del Vecchio, Luigi& Iengo, M.. Operative Management of OSAS in a Complex Case of Proteus Syndrome. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059590
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059590