Day case endoscopic excision of an antrochoanal polyp in a paediatric patient. Issue 6 (7th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bakheet, Manuel; Althawadi, Noora; Albinali, Sultan; Alreefy, Mohamed; Alreefy, Hiba
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical case reports. Volume 2021:Issue 6(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-06-07
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab234
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8812

Abstract

Abstract: Antrochoanal polyps (ACP; also known as Killian's polyp) are considered to be the most common type of choanal polyps, making up ~4–6% of all nasal polyps in the general population and ~33% of nasal polyps in the paediatric age group. Patient's suffering from ACP range between the ages of 5 and 80 years. Only 4% of the patients are children aged < than 10 years old. Overall there is a male predominance making up ~64% of the total number of patients. We report a case of an antrochoanal polyp in a 9-year-old girl who presented with complaints of unilateral nasal obstruction, snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. The patient underwent a computed tomography scan and was managed endoscopically for excision of the polyp, as a day case procedure.