Antrochoanal polyp and obstructive sleep apnoea in children

J Laryngol Otol. 2004 Jun;118(6):453-8. doi: 10.1258/002221504323219590.

Abstract

Antrochoanal polyps were first documented in the 18th century. They represent one of the most common types of nasal polyps in children without cystic fibrosis. Only a few reports on children who had a history of snoring due to an antrochoanal polyp and only two cases where the antrochoanal polyp caused documented obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) have been published so far. This report adds a third case of paediatric OSA induced by an antrochoanal polyp in a 12-year-old boy. After endonasal endoscopically-controlled polypectomy and a recurrence, transoral osteoplastic antrotomy in combination with endoscopic endonasal polypectomy eliminated the antrochoanal polyp and OSA was resolved. The authors have reviewed essential historical aspects about children suffering from snoring and/or OSA caused by an antrochoanal polyp.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nasal Obstruction / complications
  • Nasal Polyps / complications*
  • Nasal Polyps / history
  • Nasal Polyps / surgery
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / etiology*
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / surgery
  • Snoring / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome