Nocturnal enuresis and upper airway obstruction

Çinar, Ugur; Vural, Cetin; Çakir, Burak; Topuz, Ebru; Karaman, M.Ihsan; Turgut, Suat

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Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 115-118, 14 June 2001

Nocturnal enuresis and upper airway obstruction

Ugur Çinar
- Department of Otolaryngology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Cetin Vural
- Department of Otolaryngology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
- Corresponding author. Present address: 370 South Highland Avenue, Apt. 12, Shadyside, Pittsburg, PA 15206, USA. Fax: +1-412-6472080
Burak Çakir
- Department of Otolaryngology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ebru Topuz
- Department of Otolaryngology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
M.Ihsan Karaman
- Department of Urology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Suat Turgut
- Department of Otolaryngology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 8 December 2000; received in revised form 7 March 2001; accepted 11 March 2001.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between nocturnal enuresis (NE) and upper airway obstruction (UAO) in pediatric population. Material and methods: This study presents the results of our experience with 321 children who underwent adenotonsillar surgery. Results: Among 321 children who were operated on, 111 (35%) had NE. Seventy-four of the 111 children who had NE have been evaluated postoperatively. After a follow-up period of 3 months 47 (63%) patients were free of their complaints, while three (4%) of them reported decrease in the frequency of NE and 24 had no change in their complaints. Conclusions: We do suggest that UAO is probably a more common etiological factor in NE than previously recognised.

Keywords: Nocturnal enuresis, Upper airway obstruction