Clinical features and management of antrochoanal polyps in children: Cues from a clinical series of 58 patients.
OBJECTIVE
To review the clinical features of pediatric patients affected by antrochoanal polyps (ACPs) and surgically treated at three University settings.


METHODS
Retrospective study. The present research includes the clinical data of subjects affected by ACPs, aged <18 years and referred to three ENT Departments, between January 1st 2003 and September 30th 2016. All patients underwent nasal endoscopy and sinonasal imaging; all subjects have been treated surgically.


RESULTS
Fifty-eight patients underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for ACPs removal, under general anesthesia. There were no major intraoperative complications. Recurrence occurred in 12 cases (20.5%).


CONCLUSIONS
FESS was the first-choice treatment for APCs in the present series; our recurrence rate was similar to that of other reports available in literature. Recurrences of ACPs in children still represent a clinical challenge; it is likely that an improved comprehension of ACPs biology could help in better understanding the pathophysiology of this disease.
['Pagella|Fabio|F|', 'Emanuelli|Enzo|E|', 'Pusateri|Alessandro|A|', 'Borsetto|Daniele|D|', 'Cazzador|Diego|D|', 'Marangoni|Roberta|R|', 'Maiorano|Eugenia|E|', 'Zanon|Alessia|A|', 'Cogliandolo|Cristina|C|', 'Ciorba|Andrea|A|', 'Pelucchi|Stefano|S|']
D000768:Anesthesia, General D002648:Child D004724:Endoscopy D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008443:Maxillary Sinus D009298:Nasal Polyps D012008:Recurrence D012189:Retrospective Studies
Antrochoanal polyps Children Surgery FESS Recurrence