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Respiratory failure after scoliosis correction surgery in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome: Two case reports

BACKGROUND: Sleep-disordered breathing, including hypoventilation and obstructive sleep apnea, is often observed in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Particularly in adolescence, scoliosis causes a progressive restrictive pulmonary pattern, leading to hypoventilation, so timely corrective surgery is requ...

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Autores principales: Yoon, Ju-Yul, Park, Sung-Hee, Won, Yu Hui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8610914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34877337
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i32.9960