Adenoid hypertrophy (AH) is a common problem in the paediatric age group causing nasal obstruction, snoring, waking up at night, discharge, mouth breathing and decrease hearing. This causes considerable morbidity children along with various sequalae. The adenoidal nasopharyngeal ratio (ANR) an objective method to assess AH calculated using lateral neck x-ray. study assessed relationship between...

INTRODUCTION Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (AH) is considered the most common cause of upper respiratory tract obstruction among children. It results in a spectrum of symptoms from mouth breathing, nasal obstruction, hyponasal speech, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to growth failure and cardiovascular morbidity. Adenotonsillectomy is a typical strategy for patients with AH, but may lea...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to evaluate current radiographic parameters designed to investigate adenoid hypertrophy and nasopharyngeal obstruction, and to present an alternative radiographic assessment method. MATERIALS AND METHODS In order to do so, children (4 to14 years old) who presented with nasal obstruction or oral breathing complaints were submitted to cavum radio...

BACKGROUND Since adenoids may act as a reservoir for bacteria, they can cause ear infection, recurrent otitis and recurrent adenotonsillitis. Therefore, adenotonsillectomy is an efficient method for reducing the number and severity of subsequent infections. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the Chlamydophila pneumonia infection by serological tests and performing PCR in the adenoid tis...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the causes of hypertrophy in recurrent tonsillitis with hypertrophy (RTTH). DESIGN An immunohistochemical study of recurrent tonsillitis with or without hypertrophy and adenoid tissue. SETTING Academic medical center. PATIENTS The study population comprised 15 patients with RTTH, 15 patients with recurrent tonsillitis (RT), 9 patients with adenoid vegetation, and ...

INTRODUCTION Otitis media with effusion (OME) and hypertrophy adenoid (AH) are still common diseases during childhood. Adenoid has particular meaning in develop of immunological answer to inflammation in upper respiratory inclusive middle ear. The CD62L lymphocyte adhesion molecule plays an important role in controlling lymphocyte extravasations into adenoid and at sites of tissue infection. Th...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome affects 1% to 2% of children. It is caused mainly by upper airway obstruction and manifests as snoring and sleep disturbance. Adenotonsillectomy can improve quality of life because airway obstruction occurs when both tonsils and adenoids are enlarged. We describe an 8-year-old girl with a recurrence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome caused by hypertrophy of th...