Antrochoanal polyp and obstructive sleep apnoea in children

Antrochoanal polyps were first documented in the 18th century. They represent one of the most common types of nasal polyps in children without cystic fibrosis. Only a few reports on children who had a history of snoring due to an antrochoanal polyp and only two cases where the antrochoanal polyp cau...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2004-06, Vol.118 (6), p.453-458
Main Authors: Brausewetter, Florian, Hecht, Martin, Pirsig, Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
(RF) Otorhinolaryngology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
History
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Nasal Obstruction - complications
Nasal Polyps
Nasal Polyps - complications
Nasal Polyps - history
Nasal Polyps - surgery
Obstructive
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pneumology
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - etiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - surgery
Sleep Apnoea
Snoring
Snoring - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Antrochoanal polyps were first documented in the 18th century. They represent one of the most common types of nasal polyps in children without cystic fibrosis. Only a few reports on children who had a history of snoring due to an antrochoanal polyp and only two cases where the antrochoanal polyp caused documented obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) have been published so far. This report adds a third case of paediatric OSA induced by an antrochoanal polyp in a 12-year-old boy. After endonasal endoscopically-controlled polypectomy and a recurrence, transoral osteoplastic antrotomy in combination with endoscopic endonasal polypectomy eliminated the antrochoanal polyp and OSA was resolved. The authors have reviewed essential historical aspects about children suffering from snoring and/or OSA caused by an antrochoanal polyp.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1258/002221504323219590