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P B van Cauwenberge1, L Bellussi, A R Maw, J L Paradise, B Solow.
Abstract
The adenoids (and the nasopharynx) play a key role in the normal functioning and in various pathologies of the upper respiratory tract. In this paper the role of adenoidal pathology and the beneficial effect of adenoidectomy in some upper respiratory tract and facial anomalies and diseases are discussed; otitis media with effusion, recurrent acute otitis media, sinusitis, snoring and sleep apnea and abnormal patterns in the midface growth and development.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7665305 DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(94)01146-o
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol ISSN: 0165-5876 Impact factor: 1.675