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ArticleTurkish archives of otorhinolaryngology2015

Adenoid Vegetation in Children with Allergic Rhinitis.

Gülpembe Bozkurt, Senem Kurt Dizdar, Arzu Yasemin Korkut, Berna Uslu Coşkun

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Article in Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Allergy and Adenoids: Is There any Correlation?Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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  4. Adenoidal bacterial biofilm in pediatric rhinosinusitis.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gülpembe BozkurtDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Senem Kurt DizdarDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Arhavi State Hospital, Artvin, Turkey.
Arzu Yasemin KorkutDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Berna Uslu CoşkunDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Şişli Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePediatric patients with nasal obstruction due to adenoid vegetation (AV) can also encounter allergic rhinitis (AR) as a comorbidity. The aim of the study was to estimate the incidence of mite sensitization and its effect on adenoid size in children who underwent adenoidectomy.

methodsThis prospective randomized study conducted between August and September 2014 included 84 children. Skin Prick Test (SPT) for inhalant allergens was preoperatively applied to all children who underwent adenoidectomy for nasal obstruction. Children were divided into two study groups: AV only (Group I) (n=52) and AV with

resultsPostoperative specimen volume measures were higher in Group II compared with those in Group I (p<0.05). Furthermore, in preoperative endoscopic examination, adenoid volume measures were higher in Group II compared with those in Group I (p<0.05). Pre and postoperative VAS scores in SPT+ group were higher in the Group II (p<0.05) than those in Group I.

conclusionWe observed that children with AR tend to have an early onset of symptoms of adenoid hypertrophy. We believe that focusing on the management of role of allergy regarding these early symptoms will reduce the need for surgery in a large number of cases. We suggest that SPT must be performed in all children with AV and adenoid examination should not be neglected in children with AR.

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Adenoid vegetationadenoid volumeallergic rhinitis

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PMID29392002
PMCPMC5782982
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