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Stertor

MedGen UID:
854503
•Concept ID:
C3887661
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

The sound produced by tissue vibrations in the nasopharynx and pharynx secondary to partial obstruction of the upper airway. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVStertor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and treatment of paradoxical vocal fold motion in infants.
O'Connell Ferster AP, Shokri T, Carr M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Apr;107:6-9. Epub 2018 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.01.027. PMID: 29501313

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Snoring and stertor are associated with more sleep disturbance than apneas and hypopneas in pediatric SDB.
Norman MB, Harrison HC, Waters KA, Sullivan CE
Sleep Breath 2019 Dec;23(4):1245-1254. Epub 2019 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s11325-019-01809-3. PMID: 30825066Free PMC Article
Laryngomalacia in Patients With Craniosynostosis.
Mathews F, Shaffer AD, Georg MW, Ford MD, Jabbour N, Simons JP
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2018 Aug;127(8):543-550. Epub 2018 Jun 20 doi: 10.1177/0003489418779413. PMID: 29923418
Congenital nasal obstruction in infants: A retrospective study and literature review.
Patel VA, Carr MM
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:78-84. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.023. PMID: 28688570
Surgery for pediatric sleep apnea.
Darrow DH
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2007 Aug;40(4):855-75. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.04.008. PMID: 17606027
Neonatal rhinitis.
Nathan CO, Seid AB
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1997 Feb 14;39(1):59-65. doi: 10.1016/S0165-5876(96)01464-4. PMID: 9051440

Diagnosis

Postictal stertor: Associations with focal and bilateral seizure types.
Carmenate YI, Gutierrez EG, Kang JY, Krauss GL
Epilepsy Behav 2020 Sep;110:107103. Epub 2020 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107103. PMID: 32460174
Snoring and stertor are associated with more sleep disturbance than apneas and hypopneas in pediatric SDB.
Norman MB, Harrison HC, Waters KA, Sullivan CE
Sleep Breath 2019 Dec;23(4):1245-1254. Epub 2019 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s11325-019-01809-3. PMID: 30825066Free PMC Article
Laryngomalacia in Patients With Craniosynostosis.
Mathews F, Shaffer AD, Georg MW, Ford MD, Jabbour N, Simons JP
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2018 Aug;127(8):543-550. Epub 2018 Jun 20 doi: 10.1177/0003489418779413. PMID: 29923418
Surgery for pediatric sleep apnea.
Darrow DH
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2007 Aug;40(4):855-75. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.04.008. PMID: 17606027
Neonatal rhinitis.
Nathan CO, Seid AB
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1997 Feb 14;39(1):59-65. doi: 10.1016/S0165-5876(96)01464-4. PMID: 9051440

Therapy

Clinical and imaging evaluation of Congenital Midnasal Stenosis.
Levi L, Kornreich L, Hilly O, Raveh E, Gilony D
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 May;132:109918. Epub 2020 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.109918. PMID: 32035350
Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess presenting with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.
Patel AB, Hinni ML
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2013 Jan;270(1):371-4. Epub 2012 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00405-012-2227-9. PMID: 23073737
Dilated esophagus and tracheal compression secondary to a slipped Nissen fundoplication: a case report.
Rajan R, Thompson JW
Ear Nose Throat J 2012 Jan;91(1):26-7. doi: 10.1177/014556131209100109. PMID: 22278866
Upper airway obstruction resulting from an antiemetic.
Barclay GA, Giridharan W, Guntis E, Karagama Y, Williams RS
Int J Clin Pract 2002 Dec;56(10):814-5. PMID: 12510957
Neonatal rhinitis.
Nathan CO, Seid AB
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1997 Feb 14;39(1):59-65. doi: 10.1016/S0165-5876(96)01464-4. PMID: 9051440

Prognosis

Laryngomalacia in Patients With Craniosynostosis.
Mathews F, Shaffer AD, Georg MW, Ford MD, Jabbour N, Simons JP
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2018 Aug;127(8):543-550. Epub 2018 Jun 20 doi: 10.1177/0003489418779413. PMID: 29923418
Diagnosis and treatment of paradoxical vocal fold motion in infants.
O'Connell Ferster AP, Shokri T, Carr M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Apr;107:6-9. Epub 2018 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.01.027. PMID: 29501313
The clinical and radiological predictors of pulmonary hypertension in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
Orji FT, Adiele DK, Umedum NG, Akpeh JO, Ofoegbu VC, Nwosu JN
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Mar;274(3):1237-1243. Epub 2016 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4207-y. PMID: 27430227
Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess presenting with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.
Patel AB, Hinni ML
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2013 Jan;270(1):371-4. Epub 2012 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s00405-012-2227-9. PMID: 23073737

Clinical prediction guides

Utility of sleep nasendoscopy versus microlaryngotracheobronchoscopy in the diagnosis of paediatric upper airway obstruction.
Khong G, Sood S, Jones H, Sharma S, De S
J Laryngol Otol 2021 Apr;135(4):367-369. Epub 2021 Mar 29 doi: 10.1017/S0022215121000815. PMID: 33775257
Congenital nasal obstruction in infants: A retrospective study and literature review.
Patel VA, Carr MM
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Aug;99:78-84. Epub 2017 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.05.023. PMID: 28688570
The clinical and radiological predictors of pulmonary hypertension in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy.
Orji FT, Adiele DK, Umedum NG, Akpeh JO, Ofoegbu VC, Nwosu JN
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Mar;274(3):1237-1243. Epub 2016 Jul 18 doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4207-y. PMID: 27430227

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