Adenoid Vegetations in Adult Patients
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
In this observational cross-sectional study " the clinical characteristics of adenoid vegetations in adulthood will be investigated.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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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.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Adults Patients with adenoid vegetations, 14 years old and older |
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Children Patients with adenoid vegetations, 13 years old and younger |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Symptoms [2 months]
The leading symptom (patient's main complaint, the reason for seeing the doctor) will we recorded for each participant
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Duration of symptoms [2 months]
The duration of leading symptom (in months) will be recorded for each participant
- 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
- 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
- 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
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- patient with adenoid vegetations
Exclusion Criteria:
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other concomitant otorhinolaryngological diagnoses
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hypertrophy of the tonsils
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oropharyngeal carcinomas
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chronic sinuitis
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allergic rhinitis
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Varazdin General Hospital | Varazdin | Croatia | 42000 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Varazdin General Hospital
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Drazen Shejbal, Varazdin General Hospital, Varazdin, Croatia
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 1968