Effects of adenoidectomy in children with symptoms of adenoidal hypertrophy

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the preoperative symptoms of children who had adenoid hypertrophy with postadenoidectomy symptoms. Sixty children undergoing adenoidectomy were included in this prospective uncontrolled study at the Farabi Hospital of Karadeniz Technical University, an academic tertiary medical center. The symptoms of each child were described by their parents. Adenoidectomy with myringotomy alone or with tympanostomy tube placement was performed in all children. Two months after the operation, the children were re-evaluated for remaining or residual symptoms. Nasal obstruction, mouth breathing, snoring, hearing loss and nasal discharge were present preoperatively in 55 (91.6%), 51 (85%), 50 (83%), 28 (46%) and 45 (75%), respectively. We found that 53 of 60 children (88.3%) completely recovered from their preoperative symptoms. Of the remaining seven patients, four had persistent nasal obstruction, five mouth breathing, three snoring and two hearing loss. We also noted that the parents of 53 of 60 children were satisfied after the operation. Adenoidectomy provided significant relief and improvement of preoperative presenting symptoms, and it also showed a high rate of parent satisfaction.

Do diet and activity restrictions influence recovery after adenoidectomy and partial tonsillectomy?

“…In this way, caregivers were in fact blinded as to which group their child will be in at the end of the follow-up. Although questionnaire-based method of evaluation of postoperative complaints and pain intensity in children has been accepted as well as follow-up telephone interviews [6,26], it must be remembered that some data supplied by the caregivers may have been false and cannot have been objectified. Also some forbidden activities may have been performed by the children without their caregivers' knowledge.…”

“…Parental satisfaction level is also subjective when reported by the caregivers impressed by sudden improvement of the child's breathing resulting from T&A procedures. However, it reflects potential problems occurring in the postoperative period that may not have been addressed even in a detailed questionnaire and therefore it was included in the discussed analysis [26].…”

Preparation of reduced graphene oxide/gelatin composite films with reinforced mechanical strength

“…For example, gelatin is the most important and dominant material in medicinal capsules [32,33], although cellulose and other non-gelatin capsules have recently emerged [34]. Gelatin sponges are used as hemostatic materials [35,36] in surgery and antiadhesion materials [37,38] to prevent postoperative adhesion. Gelatin films can be used as edible packaging films [39,40], nutritional membranes [41,42] and biomaterials [43][44][45].…”

Adenoidal Hypertrophy and Physiotherapy

“…The emergence of new effective methods of medicamentous, immunomodulation and physiotherapeutic effects makes it possible to seriously consider the effectiveness of treatment as an alternative to surgical intervention [1][2][3][4][5].…”