[Clinical efficacy and polysomnography of adenotonsillectomy in the treatment of sleep-related respiratory disorders in children].

Introduction: If sleep-related breathing disorders in children are not treated quickly, they may be harmful to the child's future development. The best diagnostic test is polysomnography, since clinical assessments alone are not enough. Adenotonsillectomy is the most effective and widespread treatment for such disorders.

[Diagnosis of proximal gastro-oesophageal reflux in patients with rhonchopathy and sleep apnoea].

Introduction: The close relationship between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and sleep-related breathing disorders allows the consideration of treatment with proton pump inhibitors as a feasible alternative for patients with snoring or mild to moderate sleep apnoea syndrome. Nevertheless, the presence of gastro-oesophageal reflux in the proximal oesophagus must be identified objectively with a double channel oesophageal pH-metry.

Objective: To identify clinical data allowing the selection of patients most likely to have proximal oesophageal reflux, and, therefore, candidates for oesophageal pH-metry.