Adenoid Vegetation
Conditions
Brief summary
In this observational cross-sectional study the clinical characteristics of adenoid vegetations in adulthood will be investigated.
Detailed description
Adenoid vegetations typically appear in childhood and are well described in this population. However, in adulthood, adenoid vegetations appear rarely and their characteristics have not been described. The clinical characteristics of adenoid vegetations in adulthood will be investigated, and compared with clinical characteristics of adenoid vegetations in childhood.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* patient with adenoid vegetations
Exclusion criteria
* other concomitant otorhinolaryngological diagnoses * hypertrophy of the tonsils * oropharyngeal carcinomas * chronic sinuitis * allergic rhinitis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Symptoms | 2 months | The leading symptom (patient's main complaint, the reason for seeing the doctor) will we recorded for each participant |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTS (otoscopic) | 2 months | The otoscopic findings will be recorded in both groups |
| RNS (rhinoscopic) | 2 months | The rhinoscopic findings will be recorded in both groups |
| OFS (oropharyngoscopic) | 2 months | The oropharyngoscopic findings will be recorded in both groups |
| PRNS (post-rhynoscopic) | 2 months | The post-rhynoscopic findings will be recorded in both groups |
| Duration of symptoms | 2 months | The duration of leading symptom (in months) will be recorded for each participant |
| PHD ( pathohistological findings) | 2 months | The pathohistological findings will be recorded in both groups |
| Surgery | 2 months | The type of surgery will be recorded in both groups |
| Outcome | 2 months | The outcome (the relief of the leading symptom) will be recorded in both groups |
| Recurrence | 2 months | The recurrence will be recorded in both groups |
| Referring physician | 2 months | The physician (primary or secondary level) who referred the patient to ENT (Ear Nose and Throat doctor) will be recorded in both groups |
Countries
Croatia