Prospective, randomized, single-blind, controlled study to compare two methods of performing adenoidectomy

A Case-Control Study of Repeated Adenoidectomy in Children

“…A previous randomized trial evaluating the differences between suction cautery and curette adenoidectomy in a group of 100 children found that electrocautery seemed to be superior in reducing adenoid size. 9 Six months after surgery, the mean adenoid size was 1.9 in patients treated with curettages and 1.5 in patients treated with electrocautery (P = .02). However, the 2 groups had the same level of satisfaction, and the follow-up period and the size of the study were too small to determine if suction diathermy may decrease the rate of repeated adenoidectomy.…”

Endoscopic‐assisted versus curettage adenoidectomy: A prospective, randomized, double‐blind study with objective outcome measures

“…However, nasopharyngoscopy has drawbacks as well; mainly, it allows little opportunity for objective measurement but instead relies on professional opinion, often causing low interobserver agreement 11, 12. Comparing the efficacy of techniques objectively is challenging 13, 14. Lateral neck radiograph or computerized tomography (CT) to assess the surgical results postoperatively is unacceptable due to the risk of radiation exposure.…”

Suction diathermy adenoidectomy performed in the district general hospital

“…A randomised, controlled trial of 100 patients found residual or recurrent adenoidal tissue to be significantly reduced with suction diathermy adenoidectomy, as measured using the Wormald and Prescott grading system (see Table I). 8,16 At the time of writing, none of the patients included in the current study (who all underwent suction diathermy adenoidectomy) had re-presented with adenoidal recurrence, although this was not a primary outcome measure in our series. The operations were performed between January 2006 and October 2010.…”