OBJECTIVE To measure the time to spontaneous resolution of severe chronic otitis media with effusion (glue ear) in children and study the effects of adenoidectomy, adenotonsillectomy, and ventilation tubes (grommets). DESIGN Randomised controlled study over 12 years. SETTING Paediatric otorhinolaryngology clinics and in-patient unit. SUBJECTS 228 children aged 2-9 years with pronounced he...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to compare post-operative (post-op) visits for sinusitis between adenoidectomy and non-adenoidectomy participants (control). METHODS Using the national cohort study from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, we used 1:4 matching to select 2,593 adenoidectomy participants and 10,372 control participants. Post-op visits for sinusit...

T ype 1 diabetes results from the autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic -cells. As various studies have shown that tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, particularly in childhood, impact the function of the immune system (1), it is possible that these procedures could increase a child’s risk of type 1 diabetes. Conversely, the hygiene hypothesis (2) suggests that frequent exposure to infections i...

Objectives: Chronic rhinitis may contribute to a persistently decreased quality of life in patients undergoing surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study aimed characterize the role OSA pediatric with refractory chronic after adenoidectomy.Methods: We reviewed charts <18 years age history who underwent adenoidectomy at an academic medical center from October 2012 Decemb...

Adenoidectomy is a commonly performed surgery in children, even though its effectiveness is still under investigation. However, in children with risk factors such as age under 3 years old, associated comorbidities, or severe obstructive sleep apneas, a high postoperative respiratory morbidity is possible. We report the case of a 15-month-old boy with Noonan syndrome and a complex clinical histo...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the current practice and incurred cost of histologic examination of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy specimens is warranted. STUDY DESIGN Review article based on medical literature. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A retrospective PubMed review of all pertinent literature regarding tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and related surgical pathology was conducted. References of th...

AIM The aim is to compare and evaluate the airway dimension changes, adenoidal nasopharyngeal ratio (ANR), airway area and airway percentage in patients in pre- and postadenoidectomy with normal individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS After obtaining informed consent, a sample of 15 patients (eight males and seven females) of 7 to 12 years were selected for adenoidectomy by an otolaryngologist, la...

Background: Nasal obstruction, snoring, mouth breathing, ear ache is some of the most common problems encountered in pediatric otorhinolaryngological practice. The cause for above symptoms adenoid hypertrophy. Methods: Patients with age group 4-16 years hypertrophy such as and confirmed by Diagnostic Endoscopy Radiological Investigations were included. Previous H/o surgery adenoidectomy, bleedi...

Here, we report the case of a male child with achondroplasia who was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea and underwent adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy. By analyzing lateral cephalograms, we evaluated the craniofacial and pharyngeal airway morphology immediately before surgery (age, 5 years 6 months) and 1 year 2 months after surgery (age, 6 years 8 months). Adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy di...

Halothane and enflurane were compared in 131 children undergoing adenoidectomy with or without tonsillectomy. Anaesthesia for adenoidectomy was induced with thiopentone or Althesin and for tonsillectomy with thiopentone. The response to surgery was minimal (0-5%) during both inhalation anaesthetics. During immediate recovery, respiratory depression was more profound after enflurane than after h...