Ophir D, Gilboa S, Halperin D, Marshak G
Department of Otolaryngology, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba, Israel.
J Otolaryngol. 1993 Apr;22(2):91-3.
The number of adolescents undergoing surgery for obstructing adenoids has increased significantly in our practice in recent years. Over an 11-year period during which 539 adenoidectomies were performed, the mean age of patients increased progressively from 4.6 years in 1980 to 7.88 years in 1990. The median age gradually increased over the same period from 4 to 7 years, and the standard deviation from 4.95 to 19.38. Enlarged adenoids should be considered in the differential diagnosis of adolescents suffering from nasal obstruction, snoring or obstructive sleep apnea.
近年来，在我们的医疗实践中，因腺样体肥大而接受手术的青少年人数显著增加。在进行539例腺样体切除术的11年期间，患者的平均年龄从1980年的4.6岁逐渐上升至1990年的7.88岁。同期，年龄中位数从4岁逐渐增至7岁，标准差从4.95增至19.38。对于患有鼻塞、打鼾或阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的青少年，鉴别诊断时应考虑腺样体肥大。
