Presentation
Mouth breathing
Patient Data
Age: 10 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Adenoid hypertrophy
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Soft tissue indentation upon posterior aspect of nasopharyngeal airway with narrowing of its lumen, suggestive of enlarged adenoid (adenoid hypertrophy).
Case Discussion
Lateral neck radiography is the main imaging modality for adenoid hypertrophy assesment. Airway to soft palate ratio method can be used assessing and grading adenoid enlargement on this view.