Current concepts in pediatric adenotonsillar disease

Abstract

More objective thinking regarding the indications for adenotonsillar surgery has gained new respect for these operations. Better understanding of the implications of adenoid disease in chronic otitis and sinusitis, along with appreciation of obstructive airway problems secondary to adenotonsillar hypertrophy, has changed the scope of the operation. Research is ongoing to determine the etiology of chronic antigenic stimulation as a cause for hypertrophy of these organs.