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The Role of the Adenoids in Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis

There are several mechanisms by which the adenoids contribute to pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis (PCRS), particularly with children aged 12 years and younger. Understanding the role that the adenoids play in PCRS is crucial when attempting to treat these patients. A literature review was performed...

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Autores principales: Belcher, Ryan, Virgin, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6410137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30823617
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medsci7020035
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description There are several mechanisms by which the adenoids contribute to pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis (PCRS), particularly with children aged 12 years and younger. Understanding the role that the adenoids play in PCRS is crucial when attempting to treat these patients. A literature review was performed to address this problem and provide information surrounding this topic. This review will provide a better understanding of how adenoids contribute to PCRS, and also of the medical and surgical treatment options.
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spelling pubmed-64101372019-03-25 The Role of the Adenoids in Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis Belcher, Ryan Virgin, Frank Med Sci (Basel) Review There are several mechanisms by which the adenoids contribute to pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis (PCRS), particularly with children aged 12 years and younger. Understanding the role that the adenoids play in PCRS is crucial when attempting to treat these patients. A literature review was performed to address this problem and provide information surrounding this topic. This review will provide a better understanding of how adenoids contribute to PCRS, and also of the medical and surgical treatment options. MDPI 2019-02-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6410137/ /pubmed/30823617 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medsci7020035 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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