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When should adenoid tissue be operated, and when should it be removed? (Adenoidectomy procedure)

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Adenoid tissue, commonly present in every child, may cause issues in some, and various treatments should be considered before resorting to surgical intervention.

Indications for the removal of adenoid tissue include:

1. Prolonged, obstructive growth of adenoids: Presence of snoring, difficulty breathing at night, and even pauses in breathing (apnea).

2. Children with nasal congestion and mouth breathing.

3. Children with swallowing and speech problems.

4. Presence of adenoids causing dental, jaw, and palate development disorders.

5. Adenoid removal is recommended in children with growth and developmental delays.

6. Recurrent adenoid infections.

7. Recurrent ear infections (recurrent acute otitis media) and fluid accumulation in the middle ear (chronic serous otitis media).

8. Recurrent sinus infections in children.

9. Recurrent lower respiratory tract infections (if the focus is adenoid tissue

 

The operation is performed intraorally under general anesthesia. It takes 15-20 minutes and you are discharged on the same day, it does not require hospitalization.