THE ADENOID AS A KEY FACTOR IN UPPER AIRWAY INFECTIONS

Authors
VANCAUWENBERGE PB BELLUSSI L MAW AR PARADISE JL SOLOW B
Citation
Pb. Vancauwenberge et al., THE ADENOID AS A KEY FACTOR IN UPPER AIRWAY INFECTIONS, International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 32, 1995, pp. 71-80
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology,Pediatrics
Journal title
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01655876
Volume
32
Year of publication
1995
Supplement
S
Pages
71 - 80
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-5876(1995)32:<71:TAAAKF>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The adenoids (and the nasopharynx) play a key role in the normal funct ioning and in various pathologies of the upper respiratory tract. In t his paper the role of adenoidal pathology and the beneficial effect of adenoidectomy in some upper respiratory tract and facial anomalies an d diseases are discussed; otitis media with effusion, recurrent acute otitis media, sinusitis, snoring and sleep apnea and abnormal patterns in the midface growth and development.