adenoidectomy

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adenoidectomy

(ˌædɪnɔɪˈdɛktəmɪ)

n, pl -mies

(Surgery) surgical removal of the adenoids

adenoidectomy

Surgery to remove the adenoids.

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adenoidectomy - surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy

ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision - surgical removal of a body part or tissue

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ad·e·noid·ec·to·my

n. adenoidectomía, extirpación de la adenoide.

adenoidectomy

n (pl -mies) adenoidectomía

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A previously healthy 3-year-old girl was scheduled for tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and bilateral tympanostomy tube placement for otitis media with effusion and sleep-disordered breathing.

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Methods: Patients who had undergone an elective adenoidectomy after receiving general anesthesia using F-LMA from June 2012 to November 2015 were included.

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Adenoidectomy is currently considered the treatment of choice for children with severe symptoms caused by AH, although more conservative treatments using topical, intranasally administered, steroid preparations have been reported.

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Methods: Nine pCRS patients and nine simple AH patients undergoing adenoidectomy were recruited for the study.

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An American study by Pickering, Bridge, Nolan and Stoddart (2002) compared the effectiveness of rofecoxib, ibuprofen and a placebo when combined with paracetamol as preemptive analgesia in 103 children undergoing tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy.

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Other surgical procedures to relieve airway obstruction like straightening of the nasal septum, tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, removal or reduction of parts of the soft palate, and tracheostomy (incising a hole in the anterior part of the neck to the windpipe) may have to be done in more extreme cases.

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