Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: Medical records were reviewed for preoperative symptoms, ear complaints, date and reason for adenoidectomy, and postoperative symptoms in 27 children (mean age, 6.0 years; range, 1.6-14.5 years) with Down syndrome and 53 age- and sex-matched controls who had adenoidectomy between January 1978 and September 1997. Long-term follow-up was aided by telephone interviews. Improvement in nasal and middle ear symptoms after adenoidectomy was calculated as the percentage of patients symptom-free postoperatively among those with symptoms preoperatively. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study suggest that the efficacy of adenoidectomy in children with Down syndrome is significantly less than that in controls and should influence surgical decision making in these children.
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Authors | Daniel L Price, Laura J Orvidas, Amy L Weaver, Sara A Farmer |
Journal | International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
(Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol)
Vol. 68
Issue 1
Pg. 7-13
(Jan 2004)
ISSN: 0165-5876 [Print] Ireland |
PMID | 14687681
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adenoidectomy
(methods)
- Adolescent
- Case-Control Studies
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Down Syndrome
(complications)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Infant
- Interviews as Topic
- Male
- Otitis Media with Effusion
(etiology, surgery)
- Postoperative Complications
- Retrospective Studies
- Rhinitis
(etiology, surgery)
- Treatment Outcome
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