A rare complication of adenoidectomy: inflammatory nasopharyngeal polyp
Emre Günbey1, Hediye Pınar Günbey2
1Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Samsun, Türkiye
2Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Samsun, Türkiye
Keywords: Adenoidectomy, inflammatory polyp, nasopharynx, nasal polyp.
Abstract
Inflammatory polyps seen in the nasopharynx usually originate from the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses. Hairy and vascular polyps can be seen at the nasopharynx; however, to our knowledge, inflammatory polyps originating from the nasopharynx have not been reported previously. In this article, we present a three-year-old patient with inflammatory nasopharyngeal polyp developing after adenoidectomy and define a new clinical entity which will take place in differential diagnosis of nasopharyngeal masses in childhood.