Surgical management of nasal airway obstruction in children.
Common causes of nasal airway obstruction in children include adenoid hypertrophy, septal deviation, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, nasal polypi and choanal atresia. A management philosophy for each of these is presented.
White
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Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002754:Choanal Atresia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*