Objective: Chronic rhinitis and adenoid hypertrophy are the main causes of nasal obstruction in children and proper treatment of these factors seem essential for controlling nasal obstructive symptoms. This study aims to ...

Eighty seven children, between 2 and 10 years of age were studied. Twenty four had adenotonsillar hypertrophy and underwent surgery (Group I). Fifteen had adenoidal hypertrophy and underwent surgery (Group II). Thirty three ...

A hipertrofia de adenóide promove uma diminuição do espaço livre da nasofaringe e se constitui em uma das principais causas da respiração bucal. Entre os métodos utilizados para o diagnóstico desta condição, os mais precisos ...

Objectives: Many studies have been developed aiming to reveal the usefulness of cavum X-rays and telerradiographies as diagnostic tools for the detection of upper airway obstruction due to adenoid hypertrophy. However, the ...

Objectives. TO investigate intra- and interexaminers' reproducibility of usual adenoid hypertrophy assessment methods, according to nasofiberendoscopic eXamination.Methods. Forty children of both sexes, ages ranging between ...

Introduction: Hypertrophy of the adenoids and palatine tonsils is the second most frequent cause of upper respiratory obstruction and, consequently, mouth breathing in children. Prolonged mouth breathing leads to muscular ...