Clinical Study
Video Nasoendoscopic-Assisted Transoral Adenoidectomy with the PEAK PlasmaBlade: A Preliminary Report of a Case Series
Table 1
Preoperative information of patients.
| | Patient number | Sex/age (y) | Preoperative symptoms/complaints | Side (s) | Grading of adenoid hypertrophy | Preoperative tympanogram (s) |
| | 1 | M/16 | OME
NO | Bilateral | Symmetric, Gr 3 | Type B, bilateral | | 2 | F/8 | OME
NO
Snoring | Bilateral | Symmetric, Gr 4
| Type B, right | | 3 | M/6 | OME
NO
Snoring | Bilateral | Asymmetric,
Left: Gr 4
Right: Gr 3 | Type B, bilateral | | 4 | M/21 | OME
NO
Postnasal drip | Right | Symmetric, Gr 3 | Type A, left
Type B, right | | 5 | M/25 | Aural fullness
Tinnitus | Left
Left | Symmetric, Gr 2 | Type A, bilateral | | 6 | M/21 | Aural fullness
NO
Postnasal drip | Bilateral | Symmetric, Gr 4 | Type A, bilateral |
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OME = otitis media with effusion; NO = nasal obstruction; Gr = Grade.
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