RESUMO
UNLABELLED: The daily clinical observation of weight-height growth delays in children with obstructive hypertrophy of the pharyngeal and palatine tonsils is a workaday practice in pediatric otorhinolaryngology, and the surgical correction of this condition, when properly done in time, through adenotonsillectomy, can lead to a "catch up growth". AIM: To investigate the real weight-height gain present in this population when they are surgically treated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Through a clinical prospective study, two groups of children carrying pharyngopalatine hypertrophy were followed up: group 1 was submitted to surgical intervention, and group 2 was not. All patients underwent standardization of anthropometrical measurements (weight and height), including their age-related percentiles, in the beginning and at the end of 06 (six) months. RESULTS: While group 1 increased its height average in relation to the initial average in 6.66 cm, the control group increased its average in 1.9 cm (p=0.0004). In relation to weight, group 1 increased 2150 g in average, while group 2 presented an average increase of 690 g (p=0.0010). CONCLUSIONS: The children that underwent adenotonsillectomy acquired a higher weight-height growth potential in relation to those children who were not operated.
Assuntos
Adenoidectomia , Tonsila Faríngea/patologia , Tamanho Corporal , Tonsila Palatina/patologia , Tonsilectomia , Tonsila Faríngea/cirurgia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Hipertrofia/patologia , Hipertrofia/cirurgia , Masculino , Tonsila Palatina/cirurgia , Estudos Prospectivos , Índice de Gravidade de DoençaRESUMO
A observação clínica diária do retardo de crescimento pôndero-estatural em crianças portadoras de hipertrofia obstrutiva das tonsilas faríngeas e palatinas é prática rotineira na otorrinolaringologia pediátrica e a correção cirúrgica dessa condição, em tempo hábil, através da adenotonsilectomia permite a retomada desse crescimento ("catch up growth"). OBJETIVO: Investigar o real ganho pôndero-estatural presente nessa população quando tratadas cirurgicamente. MATERIAL E MÉTODO: Através de um estudo clínico prospectivo, acompanhou-se durante 6 (seis) meses dois grupos de crianças portadoras de hipertrofia tonsilar faringopalatina, sendo o grupo 1 submetido à intervenção cirúrgica e o grupo 2, não. Todos os pacientes passaram pela aferição das medidas antropométricas (peso e altura), incluindo seus percentis para idade, no início e ao fim dos 6 (seis) meses. RESULTADOS: Enquanto o grupo 1 aumentou sua média final de altura em relação à média inicial em 6,66cm, o grupo controle aumentou sua média em 1,9cm (p=0,0004). Em relação ao peso, o grupo 1 aumentou em média 2150g, sendo que o grupo 2 apresentou aumento médio de 690g (p=0,0010). CONCLUSÃO: As crianças submetidas à adenotonsilectomia adquirem um maior potencial de crescimento pôndero-estatural em relação às crianças que não foram tratadas cirurgicamente.
The daily clinical observation of weight-height growth delays in children with obstructive hypertrophy of the pharyngeal and palatine tonsils is a workaday practice in pediatric otorhinolaryngology, and the surgical correction of this condition, when properly done in time, through adenotonsillectomy, can lead to a "catch up growth". AIM: To investigate the real weight-height gain present in this population when they are surgically treated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Through a clinical prospective study, two groups of children carrying pharyngopalatine hypertrophy were followed up: group 1 was submitted to surgical intervention, and group 2 was not. All patients underwent standardization of anthropometrical measurements (weight and height), including their age-related percentiles, in the beginning and at the end of 06 (six) months. RESULTS: While group 1 increased its height average in relation to the initial average in 6.66cm, the control group increased its average in 1.9cm (p=0.0004). In relation to weight, group 1 increased 2150g in average, while group 2 presented an average increase of 690g (p=0.0010). CONCLUSIONS: The children that underwent adenotonsillectomy acquired a higher weight-height growth potential in relation to those children who were not operated.
