Adenoid Hypertrophy in Adults- A Prospective Study

Volume 5 - Issue 1

Ashwini Shastry¹, Roopa Malali¹, Lyra Joy¹, Archana P¹ and Borlingegowda Viswanatha²*

Received: August 19, 2020;   Published: August 26, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/SJO.2020.05.000203

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Abstract

Adenoid enlargement is uncommon in adults and because examination of nasopharynx by indirect posterior rhinoscopy is inadequate, many cases of enlarged adenoid in adults are misdiagnosed and accordingly maltreated. Though adenoid hypertrophy is rare in adults, all patients presenting with nasal obstruction should undergo diagnostic nasal endoscopic examination. In the presence of hypertrophied adenoids, though the other causes of nasal obstruction are treated, symptoms may not be relieved unless patient undergoes adenoidectomy. In the present study, 36 cases of adenoid hypertrophy in adult patient is presented along with the review of literature.

Keywords: Adenoid; hypertrophy; adults

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