caa a22 4500 38634888X CHVBK 20180307111821.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198901 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100108059 doi S0022215100108059 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100108059 Treatment of glue ear in relation to radiographic palatal airway size: a predictor for outcome following adenoidectomy? [Elektronische Daten] Adenoidectomy performed for ‘glue ear' accounts for many of the admissions for surgery in childhood. In spite of this there are no objective guidelines to enable the clinician to select those cases in whom a definite benefit is likely, or in whom such procedures might best be avoided. A total of 147 children with established bilateral glue ear randomized to adenoidectomy (A) or no pharyngeal surgery (NS) treatment groups were examined for clearance of effusion in an unoperated ear after one year. Outcome was analysed with respect to the pre-operative Radiographic Palatal Airway size in three groups in relation to mean measurements obtained from matched populations of normal children and those with established disease. Those with small airways had significantly increased clearance following A when compared with NS between the ages of 3-7 years. Adenoidectomy should probably not be performed in those children with large airway measurements, although the outcome may ultimately be related to the age at which surgery is performed. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989 Parker Andrew J. Research Fellow and Hononary Registrar, Clinical Lecturer and Head of Department, The Department of Otolaryngology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW. Maw A. Richard Consultant Surgeon, Clinical Lecturer and Head of Department, The Department of Otolaryngology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/1(1989-01), 66-70 0022-2151 103:1<66 1989 103 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100108059 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100108059 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Parker Andrew J. Research Fellow and Hononary Registrar, Clinical Lecturer and Head of Department, The Department of Otolaryngology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Maw A. Richard Consultant Surgeon, Clinical Lecturer and Head of Department, The Department of Otolaryngology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 103/1(1989-01), 66-70 0022-2151 103:1<66 1989 103 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge