Nasal Sinusitis in Children

Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis in Children

“…He agrees with Dean (1925), Cleminson (1921, Mollison and Kendall (1922) and Carmack (1931), among others, in advocating the removal of the adenoids, asserting that he has never seen a case of maxillary sinusitis in childhood in which the adenoids were not present, even when they were supposed to have been removed. This agrees with the experience of most operators, except Walker (1947) who found the tonsils more blameworthy than the adenoids, and assessed their degree of involvement by their actual size.…”

“…The earlier the paper, the greater appears to have been the faith in radiography. Cleminson (1921) considered radiographs valuable, while Dean (1925) stated that 'the greatest benefit to be derived from roentgen-ray examination is to tell us whether or not a given sinus is present, and, if present, whether on an anatomical basis, it has clinical signnc '. Crooks and Signy (1936) judged radiography to be 'the most sensitive of all the diagnostic tests' because it ' will show slight and transitory changes of mucous membrane'.…”