[Reduction of overgrown lymphatic system among children as a method of restoration of upper airways].

It was concluded, that airway stenosis in the pharyngeal area is the most frequent cause of sleep apnea syndrome among children. The basis of research were children treated at The Clinic from 1999-2002 and it was stressed that the best way to cure is surgical therapy. Partial tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy is a stable method of dilatation of the airway. Proper treatment depends on correct recognition made by the laryngologist based on interview, clinical examination and pulsoxymetry examination. The less extensive procedures were stressed specially among children because of role of pharyngeal and palatine tonsil, which are the most significant factors of lymphoid tissue of Waldeyer's ring.