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Short-term effect of adenotonsillectomy on growth and nutritional anthropometric parameters of children with obstructive adenotonsillar enlargement

  • Fasunla A
  • Totyen E
  • Onakoya P
  • et al.
Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette (2020) 68(1)
DOI: 10.1186/s43054-019-0016-4
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Background Obstructive adenotonsillar enlargement is known to cause failure to thrive in children. The effect of adenotonsillectomy is not well documented on the growth of affected children. The study was carried out to investigate the effect of adenotonsillectomy on growth of children with obstructive adenotonsillar enlargement. It was a quasi-experimental study consisting of 62 children (

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Fasunla, A. J., Totyen, E. L., Onakoya, P. A., & Nwaorgu, O. G. (2020). Short-term effect of adenotonsillectomy on growth and nutritional anthropometric parameters of children with obstructive adenotonsillar enlargement. Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 68(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43054-019-0016-4

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