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Bilateral antrochoanal polyps in a child: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

H. M. Myatt*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK.
M. Cabrera
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Miss H. M. Myatt, ENT Department, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF.

Abstract

In this paper we present the first ever reported case of simultaneously occurring bilateral antrochoanal polyps in a fit 12-year-old child. The antrochoanal polyps (ACP) were removed using functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) which achieved complete cure. Histological analysis of the polyps showed them to be of benign inflammatory origin.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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