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 ...

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...

Introduction: When adenoids enlarge and elicit symptoms it is referred to as symptomatic adenoids, which a preventable cause of hearing loss nasal obstruction in the pediatric age group. This study was done correlate conductive with size emphasize importance screening Methods: An observational case-control conducted analyze degree impairment children adenoid hypertrophy. In total, 98 patients a...

The aim of the present study was to verify whether plasma MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases) and TIMPs (tissue inhibitors of MMPs) could be used as potential markers of paraphysiological remodelling in the athlete's heart, and to correlate these matrix parameters with echocardiographic signs of LV (left ventricular) remodelling. Plasma MMP-2 and MMP-9 were measured by zymography, and TIMP-1 and T...

This a rare case of adenoid hypertrophy in a 23 years old Saudi non-smoker female, who presented with severe bilateral nasal obstruction, mouth breathing, anterior nasal discharge, snoring for the last 7 months. The nasopharynx was examined by flexible nasopharyngoscope, which showed a big mass occupying the nasopharynx. Under general anesthesia, adenoidectomy was performed. Immediately after t...