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Amigdalectomías y los niños - Overview

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Los niños y las amigdalectomías

Información:

Hoy en día, muchos padres se preguntan si es aconsejable para los niños hacerles sacar las amígdalas. La amigdalectomía se puede recomendar si su hijo presenta cualquiera de los siguientes problemas:

  • Dificultad para deglutir
  • Obstrucción de la respiración durante el sueño
  • Infecciones o abscesos de la garganta que siguen reapareciendo

En la mayoría de los casos, la inflamación de las amígdalas puede tratarse con éxito con antibióticos. Siempre hay riesgos asociados con una cirugía.

Usted y su pediatra pueden considerar la posibilidad de realizar una amigdalectomía si:

  • Su hijo tiene infecciones frecuentes (7 o más veces en un año, o 5 o más veces en el curso de dos años)
  • Su hijo falta mucho a la escuela
  • Su hijo ronca, tiene dificultad para respirar y padece apnea del sueño
  • Su hijo tiene un absceso o masa en las amígdalas
  • Reviewed last on: 11/12/2010
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Sterni LM, Tunkel DE. Obstructive sleep apnea in children. In: Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al., eds. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2005:chap 182.

Wetmore RF. Tonsils and adenoids. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 380.

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