Open AccessSinus Balloon Catheter Dilation After Adenoidectomy Failure for Children With Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Author(s) -
Hassan H. Ramadan,
Hope Bueller,
Samuel T. Hester,
Andrew M. Terrell
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-361X
pISSN - 0886-4470
DOI - 10.1001/archoto.2012.1070
Subject(s) - medicine , adenoidectomy , balloon dilation , surgery , catheter , balloon catheter , chronic rhinosinusitis , balloon , tonsillectomy
To assess surgical outcomes in children undergoing sinus balloon catheter dilation for whom previous adenoidectomy has failed. Adenoidectomy is the first line of surgical management for children with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). This procedure is successful in about 50 percent of patients.
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