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SUBMITTER: Ishida T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6244207 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ishida Takayoshi T Manabe Asuka A Yang Shin-Sheng SS Yoon Hyung Sik HS Kanda Eiichiro E Ono Takashi T
Scientific reports 20181120 1
Lymphoid tissues, such as adenoids (Ad) and tonsils (Tn), are suggested to undergo hypertrophy during childhood and involution in adulthood. Enlargement of Ad and Tn can cause transient obstruction of the respiratory airways, thus inducing obstructive sleep apnoea. To date, the standard Ad and Tn sizes have not been reported, and there are no explicit objective criteria for evaluating their sizes or deducing whether they have enlarged, reduced, or remained constant over time. Our previous cross- ...[more]