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Radiographic evaluation of the nasopharynx is essential for decision of adenoidectomy or tonsillectomy. Several methods for such evaluation have been proposed. The present method is easy to adapt and reliably describes not only the size of the adenoid, but also the patency of the nasopharyngeal airway.
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Fujioka M, Young LW, Girdany BR: Radiographic evaluation of adenoidal size in children: adenoidal-nasopharyngeal ratio. AJR 1979; 133: 401.
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Pettersson, H., Ringertz, H. (1991). RT1 Adenoidal size/age [radiography]. In: Measurements in Pediatric Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1844-2_42
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