UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN

1970 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. SCOTT DUNBAR
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract Obstruction ◽  
In Infants And Children

Acromegaly—the mucosal changes within the nose and paranasal sinuses

1988 ◽  
Vol 102 (12) ◽  
pp. 1107-1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Skinner ◽  
S. H. Richards
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Paranasal Sinuses ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Mucosal Changes ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
Nose And Paranasal Sinuses ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract Obstruction ◽  
Very High ◽  
Mucosal Hypertrophy

The presence of upper respiratory tract obstruction in patients with acromegaly has been described. The main sites for obstruction were previously thought to be laryngeal and oropharyngeal. This reviews 65 patients with acromegaly and 27 patients with a prolactinoma treated by trans-ethmoidal hypophysectomy. The results confirmed a very high incidence of polyp formation and mucosal hypertrophy within both the sphenoid (88 per cent) and ethmoidal (62 per cent) sinuses of the acromegalic patients. The histological appearances of the mucosal hypertrophy and polyposis confirmed no specific features attributable to acromegaly. Patient age and serum H.G.H. level do not appear to be significance factors. These findings within the para-nasal sinuses have never previously been reported.

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