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Impact Of Adenoidectomy Alone Or With Ventilation Tube For Treatment Of Secretory Otitis Media In Children, Tawfik Elkholy, Fatma Abd El-Gaber, Dalia Al-Agamy, Marwa Elhady

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background: Adenoid surface in patients suffering from secretory otitis media is usually associated with bacterial biofilm. Adenoidectomy is thought to be effective in treatment of cases associated with secretory otitis media. Objective: Evaluating the role of adenoidectomy alone or in combination with ventilation tube insertion in improving the outcome of OM with effusion associated with adenoid hypertrophy. Patients and methods: This study included 40 children with recurrent or persistent secretory OM despite proper medical treatment for 3-6 months. They were divided into 2 equal groups. Group A treated by adenoidectomy with ventilation tube insertion and the group B was treated …