Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in patients with Down syndrome usually relieves symptoms of upper airway obstruction due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. A retrospective review of 16 patients with Down syndrome who underwent a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy was conducted to define early postoperative morbidity, and to evaluate the results of the procedure. Fifteen of 16 patients had upper airway...

Adenoid cystic carcinomas of the head and neck are rare. These tumors characterized by their slow but aggressive evolution. Nasopharyngeal localization adenoid carcinoma accounts for less than 1% all nasopharyngeal tumors.

INTRODUCTION Adenoid hypertrophy is the most common cause of chronic airway obstruction in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adenotonsillectomy on sleep and behavioral disorders in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a prospective observational study, all children with an indication of adenotonsillectomy based on American Academy of O...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate local production of staphylococcal superantigen (SAg)-specific IgE in adenoid tissue and to compare its prevalence with that in the tonsil and serum, as well as its relationship with markers of allergic inflammation within adenoid tissue. STUDY DESIGN Prospective randomized study. METHODS We recruited 18 atopic children who had rhinitis symptoms and were se...

AIM The aim of current study is to investigate whether tonsillar and/or adenoid tissue of patients with chronic adenotonsillitis plays a reservoir role for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) or Helicobacter hepaticus (H. hepaticus). BACKGROUND Recently, there have been arguments ragarding Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) being reserved in adenotonsillar tissue. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study w...

OBJECTIVE There is little evidence on the role of topical budesonide in reducing the frequency of adenoidectomy, although it was reported that topical budesonide can effectively ameliorate the symptoms of adenoid hypertrophy (AH). This study was aimed to investigate the possibility and safety of alternatives to adenoidectomy with a 12-week treatment with nasal budesonide. MATERIALS AND METHOD...