TY - JOUR
T1 - Hypoventilation and cor pulmonale due to chronic upper airway obstruction
AU - Menashe, Victor D.
AU - Farrehi, Cyrus
AU - Miller, Michael
PY - 1965/8
Y1 - 1965/8
N2 - A syndrome of chronic upper airway obstruction, hypoventilation, and cor pulmonale seen in 2 patients is described. These children both manifested varying degrees of CO2 retention, pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular hypertrophy. Relief of the upper airway obstruction by tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy resulted in regression of the presenting symptoms and signs.
AB - A syndrome of chronic upper airway obstruction, hypoventilation, and cor pulmonale seen in 2 patients is described. These children both manifested varying degrees of CO2 retention, pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular hypertrophy. Relief of the upper airway obstruction by tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy resulted in regression of the presenting symptoms and signs.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3476(65)80242-6
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3476(65)80242-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000275770
VL - 67
SP - 198
EP - 203
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
SN - 0022-3476
IS - 2
ER -