ABSTRACT
Background: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy remains to be the commonest causes of sleep disordered breathing in paediatric patients and has been implicated as a cause of primary and secondary enuresis. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in resolution of enuresis in children with sleep-disordered breathing.
Methods: A hospital based prospective cohort study was conducted at Ekenywa Specialised Hospital in Dar es Salaam, from May 2018 to February 2019. Two hundred children aged 3 to 15 years with obstructive adenotonsillar hypertrophy who were admitted ready to undergo adenotonsillectomy were evaluated. Upon such evaluation, the primary outcome was the number of bedwetting incidents (nocturnal enuresis) post-operatively compared with preoperative incidents. Patients were kept under follow-up for 3 months. Data were collected using structured questionnaires regarding number of bedwetting incidents, type of enuresis (primary or secondary) and family history of enuresis. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21 and p-values
Abraham, Z , Kahinga, A , Mapondella, K , Massawe, E , Lengine, E & Ntunaguzi, D (2021). Effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in resolution of enuresis in children with sleep-disordered breathing: a hospital based prospective cohort study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/effectiveness-of-adenotonsillectomy-in-resolution-of-enuresis-in-children-with-sleep-disordered-breathing-a-hospital-based-prospective-cohort-study-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania
Abraham, Zephania et. al. "Effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in resolution of enuresis in children with sleep-disordered breathing: a hospital based prospective cohort study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania" Afribary. Afribary, 20 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/effectiveness-of-adenotonsillectomy-in-resolution-of-enuresis-in-children-with-sleep-disordered-breathing-a-hospital-based-prospective-cohort-study-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania. Accessed 03 May. 2024.
Abraham, Zephania, Aveline Kahinga , Kassim Mapondella , Enica Massawe , Emmanuel Lengine and Daudi Ntunaguzi . "Effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in resolution of enuresis in children with sleep-disordered breathing: a hospital based prospective cohort study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania". Afribary, Afribary, 20 Apr. 2021. Web. 03 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/effectiveness-of-adenotonsillectomy-in-resolution-of-enuresis-in-children-with-sleep-disordered-breathing-a-hospital-based-prospective-cohort-study-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania >.
Abraham, Zephania , Kahinga, Aveline , Mapondella, Kassim , Massawe, Enica , Lengine, Emmanuel and Ntunaguzi, Daudi . "Effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in resolution of enuresis in children with sleep-disordered breathing: a hospital based prospective cohort study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 03, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/effectiveness-of-adenotonsillectomy-in-resolution-of-enuresis-in-children-with-sleep-disordered-breathing-a-hospital-based-prospective-cohort-study-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania