Allergy Clinic, Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Genoa, Italy.
Health Sciences Dpt, Genoa University, Genoa, Italy.
Acta Biomed. 2020 Feb 17;91(1-S):77-80. doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i1-S.9231.
Tonsil hypertrophy (TH) and adenoid hypertrophy (AH) are very common in children. Adenoid is visible only by endoscopy. This study investigated the possible relationship between the tonsil and adenoid volume and the possible prediction of adenoid size. Globally, 991 children (461 females, 530 males, mean age 6.2 ± 2.3 years), complaining persistent upper airway obstruction, were consecutively visited at an otorhinolaryngological unit. TH was significantly (p<0.0001) associated with AH and tonsil volume predicted adenoid size. This outcome could have relevance in clinical practice as adenoid are evaluable only by endoscopy, so tonsil assessment could mirror adenoid volume.
扁桃体肥大 (TH) 和腺样体肥大 (AH) 在儿童中非常常见。腺样体仅通过内窥镜才能看到。本研究旨在探讨扁桃体和腺样体体积之间的可能关系，并预测腺样体的大小。本研究共纳入了 991 名儿童（461 名女性，530 名男性，平均年龄 6.2 ± 2.3 岁），这些儿童均因持续性上呼吸道阻塞而在耳鼻喉科门诊就诊。结果发现，TH 与 AH 显著相关（p<0.0001），且扁桃体体积可以预测腺样体的大小。这一结果在临床实践中可能具有重要意义，因为腺样体只能通过内窥镜进行评估，因此扁桃体的评估可以反映腺样体的体积。
