Comparison of the efficacy of two surgical procedures on adenoidal hypertrophy in children.

The aim of this study was to explore the treatment effects of two surgical procedures, performed with nasal endoscopy, on treating adenoidal hypertrophy in children. A total of 100 children diagnosed with adenoidal hypertrophy were treated with curettage combined with microwave thermocoagulation and with low-temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation under nasal endoscopic guidance; 6 months after surgery, the effects on snoring, nasal congestion, hearing loss, and gland residue were retrospectively analyzed. Differences in snoring and hearing loss between the two groups were not statistically significant (P > 0.05), but the differences in nasal congestion and gland residue between the two groups were statistically significant (P < 0.05); the therapeutic effect was superior in the low-temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation group than in the curettage combined with microwave thermocoagulation group. Low-temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation with nasal endoscopy can achieve a better comprehensive effect on treating adenoidal hypertrophy in children than curettage combined with microwave thermocoagulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]