van Cauwenberge P B, Bellussi L, Maw A R, Paradise J L, Solow B
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 1995 Jun;32 Suppl:S71-80. doi: 10.1016/0165-5876(94)01146-o.
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.
腺样体（以及鼻咽部）在上呼吸道的正常功能及多种病理状况中发挥着关键作用。本文探讨了腺样体病变的作用以及腺样体切除术在一些上呼吸道和面部异常及疾病中的有益效果，包括分泌性中耳炎、复发性急性中耳炎、鼻窦炎、打鼾和睡眠呼吸暂停以及面中部生长发育异常模式。
