Adenoid Surgery

Adenoid Surgery

Adenoid Surgery : Adenoid enlargement, which is more common in children than adults, causes many diseases. When diseases such as recurrent respiratory diseases, shortness of breath and ear infections become serious, surgical intervention should be performed on the patient. This is done with adenoid surgery. If the treatment of adenoid growth is not performed, more serious chronic diseases may occur in later ages.

What is Adenoid?

The adenoid, also known as the adenoid, is a lymphoid tissue located at the back of the nasal cavity, which plays a protective role in the immune system of our body. This tissue, which provides the defense of microbes entering the body through the mouth, is actually an organ that allows us to be healthier, but the disease of this organ starts to harm the body itself after a while. Adenoid disorders are common in childhood. The enlarged adenoid makes it difficult to breathe through the nose and restricts breathing. If no precautions are taken, it becomes necessary to perform adenoid surgery.

What is Adenoid Surgery?

Adenoid surgery is a surgical operation to reduce the enlarged adenoid. Generally, these operations are performed in children from the age of three. Adenoid enlargement is a condition that must be treated absolutely, otherwise it may cause more serious respiratory tract obstruction.

What are the Causes and Symptoms of Adenoid Formation?

Adenoid occurs with the formation of a temporary swelling while protecting the body from microbes, however, it can cause a permanent growth with recurrent infections and allergies. It is seen that exposure to certain chemicals other than infection and allergic reactions, a genetic adenoid enlargement and cancer-related growths seen before in the family.

Enzyme growth can be due to many reasons. To mention these;

• Difficulty breathing through the nose
• Breathing through the mouth due to nasal congestion
• Wheezing during breathing
• sleep snoring
• to speak nasally
• Sleep apnea (holding your breath for a few seconds during sleep)
• Sore throat
• Earache
• Conditions such as bad breath are among the signs of adenoid problem.

These symptoms, which negatively affect the quality of daily life, can also cause attention disorders in children. Since it is seen more frequently in children and they are very sensitive, it is necessary to immediately consult a doctor and start diagnosis and treatment.

If you are observing one or more of these symptoms in your child or yourself, you can get help from Üsküdar Private Hürrem Sultan Hospital doctors.

In Which Situations Is Adenoid Surgery Performed?

Drug treatment (various antibiotics) is applied first in adenoid enlargement. While the drug treatment is being administered, the patient is followed up physically and the adenoid is expected to return to its normal size with the healing of the infections. However, it is aimed to perform surgery on patients who have more severe respiratory problems and whose daily life is adversely affected.

– Those who have difficulty in breathing and obstructed airways
– Inflammation of the nasal cavity
– Problems of sleep apnea
– Distraction with speech disorders
– Dry mouth and bad breath problems as a result of mouth breathing and exhalation
– Ear infections and tonsillitis
– Cancer that may occur in the adenoid Adenoid surgery is considered appropriate in suspected patients.

How Is Adenoid Diagnosis Made And What Are Its Methods?

If the diagnosis cannot be made after a detailed ear, nose and examination by a specialist doctor, the diagnosis is made by seeing the adenoid with the help of endoscopy from the nose and throat.

Who Is Adenoid Surgery Performed?

Adenoid enlargement and inflammation means that the body’s defense function has lost its function and surgery becomes mandatory. The problem of adenoid enlargement is a disease that occurs mostly in childhood and disappears by shrinking in adolescence and adulthood. Although there is no definite age limit in cases where adenoid surgery becomes mandatory, it is usually performed in children over the age of 2 years. It is also possible to perform surgery in children under the age of 2 in obligatory cases where breathing is obstructed.

How is Adenoid Surgery Performed?

Adenoid surgery is performed under general anesthesia and takes approximately 20-30 minutes. The adenoid is removed from the mouth with the help of surgical instruments without any incision. Adenoid surgery is a quick and simple operation. The duration of hospital stay after surgery varies between 5-10 hours.

What Should Be Considered After Adenoid Surgery?

After the adenoid surgery, the patient can be discharged within the day. 2 hours after the operation, the patient begins to take food. Soft foods such as warm soup, vegetables, puree are preferred on the first day. On the day after the surgery, the patient can consume anything except for foods that are not very hot and acidic and bitter. Drug treatment is also continued to prevent infection after adenoid surgery.