Adenoidectomy for middle ear disease in cleft palate children: a systematic review.
Cecilia RossoAntonio Mario BulfamanteCarlotta PipoloEmanuela FuccilloAlberto MaccariPaolo LozzaAlberto ScottiAntonia PisaniLuca CastellaniGiuseppe De DonatoMaria Chiara TavillaSara Maria PortaleoneGiovanni FelisatiAlberto Maria SaibenePublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)
Despite promising results, research on adenoidectomy in treating middle ear disease in the cleft population has stopped in the mid-Seventies. No data are, therefore, available on the role of modern conservative adenoidectomy techniques (endoscopic and/or partial) in this context. Prospective studies are required to define the role of adenoidectomy in cleft children, most interestingly in specific subgroups such as patients requiring re-tympanostomy, given their known risk of otologic sequelae.