The Clinical Analysis of Antrochoanal Polyps in Children
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Introduction. Antrochoanal polyps (ACPs) occur most commonly in children and young adults. Antrochoanal polyps are associated with chronic sinusitis and/or allergy. The symptoms of ACPs are nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, headaches and post-nasal drip. The treatment of choice is surgical. Material and methods. In the study we analyzed the clinical data of 19 children with antrochoanal polyps who were treated in the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology of Medical University of Warsaw from January 2005 to January 2011. We analyzed demographic characteristics, the localization of antrochoanal polyps, clinical symptoms and applied treatment. Conclusions. Most patients with antrochoanal polyps have a history of chronic sinusitis and/or allergy. The dominating symptoms in children with ACPs are nasal obstruction and chronic rhinorrhea. Computed tomography is an important radiological examination of choice for evaluation of antrochoanal polyps. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) with polypectomy has been the dominating surgical approach.
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