title: Effects of adenoidectomy on sinusitis.
abstract: Effect of adenoidectomy on sinusitis was investigated in 78 children (aged 5 to 7) with adenoid vegetation, sinusitis and otitis media with effusion. After a 6 month period, improvement of the sinusitis was observed in 25 of the 45 children (56%) in the adenoidectomized group, and only in 8 of the 33 children (24%) in the non-adenoidectomized group. This was statistically significant in the adenoidectomized group (mean 2 = 7.65, p < .01). Through nasopharyngeal endoscopy in the adenoidectomized children in the 6 months following surgery, we noted decreased evidence of infection and/or inflammation. These findings may indicate that adenoidectomy is effective for sinusitis in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hearing and Speech Science, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Honjo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurata
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D004724:Endoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000473:pathology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013492:Suppuration