OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of intranasal corticosteroid therapy on T-regulatory cells and other inflammatory cytokines in adenoid tissues in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. DESIGN Randomized, prospective, exploratory study. SETTING Academic pediatric otolaryngology practice in a tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS Participants included 24 children between th...

Aim of our study is to compare the efficacy and safety of coblation adenoidectomy versus conventional cold steel adenoidectomy. The study design included 40 children between age groups 4 – 8. Twenty of these children underwent coblation adenoidectomy while the other group of 20 underwent conventional cold steel adenoidectomy. The parameters taken into consideration for comparison included Post ...

Free amino acids in the tissue of the palatine tonsil and the adenoid were analyzed using a JEOL 6-AS Type Auto-Analyzer, and comparative examination was made on 26 kinds of amino acids discovered. Of these, 23 amino acids showed significantly high values in the palatine tonsil, but hydroxyproline and tryptophan showed somewhat higher values in the adenoid. These results suggest that the metabo...

OBJECTIVE Searching the H. pylori -DNAs in adenoid and IgA, IgG antibodies in serum of children. METHODS A cross- sectional study had done upon 53 children (Mean age 8 ±1.9 years) with adenoid surgery in ENT and Pediatric Department of Rasul Akram Hospital (2008-2010). Of 53 cases with adenoid surgery, 40 cases had rhino sinusitis (in sinus CT scan). The resected adenoid tissues (n=40) centri...

OBJECTIVE To propose and validate a new subjective grading system of adenoid size with flexible fiberoptic evaluation. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Digital video clips of 24 flexible fiberoptic nasopharyngeal exams were presented to 24 examiners (otolaryngology resident and consultant physicians) at a tertiary care institution. Examiners were asked to use the proposed grading system to rate adeno...

This prospective clinical study was performed to investigate the colonization of H pylori in adenoid and tonsil tissues by using the Campylobacter-like organism (CLO) test. Included in the study were 56 patients aged 3 to 43 yrs who had undergone adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy procedures under general anesthesia. Two-mm diameter tissue pieces of adenoid and tonsil specimens ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Chronic infection in childhood is a leading cause of adeno-tonsillectomy. The aim of this study was to determine the role of M. pneumoniae in children with rhino sinusitis and adenoid hypertrophy. METHOD AND MATERIAL This case - control study was carried out in the pediatric and ENT wards of Hazrat Rasul Hospital, Tehran, Iran (2007-2009). In this trial, we investiga...

Background/aim: The incidence of adenoid hypertrophy is 2%-3% in children. Adenoidectomy is a commonly performed procedure in children that may cause complications such as early or late bleeding (4%-5%), recurrence of adenoid tissue (10%-20%), and postoperative respiratory problems (27%). Therefore, medical therapy alternatives to adenoidectomy are important and must be tried before surgery. In...

this prospective clinical study was performed to investigate the colonization of h pylori in adenoid and tonsil tissues by using the campylobacter-like organism (clo) test. included in the study were 56 patients aged 3 to 43 yrs who had undergone adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy procedures under general anesthesia. two-mm diameter tissue pieces of adenoid and tonsil specimens ...