Given alpha > 0 and p > 1, let mu be a bounded Radon measure on the interval (-1, 1). We are interested in the equation -(vertical bar x vertical bar(2 alpha)u')' + vertical bar u vertical bar(p-1)u = mu, on (-1, 1) with boundary condition u(-1) = u(1) = 0. We establish some existence and uniqueness results. We examine the limiting behavior of three approximation schemes. The isolated singularity at 0 is also investigated. (C) 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.