NCT04204681

Tonsillar Retractor-induced Subacute Submassive Tongue Edema

Tonsillar Retractor-induced Subacute Submassive Tongue Edema: A New Cause of Late Respiratory Complications in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Tonsillectomy and a Condition Detected by Ultrasonography

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 61 (actual)
• Sponsor: Selcuk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aimed to detect tongue edema induced by the pressure exerted by tonsillar retractor; edema detection was made through tongue area measurement using ultrasonography (USG) in pediatric patients who underwent tonsillectomy surgeries.

Detailed description

The tongue is an ideal organ for ultrasonography (USG) evaluation. This study aimed to detect the occurrence of tongue edema through USG examination and to educate clinicians about the association between subacute tongue edema and tonsillar retractor in pediatric patients.

Conditions

• Side Effects
• Tonsil Hypertrophy
• Children, Only

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Ultrasonography imaging	This study aimed to measure the tongue areas of the patients two times both of study and control groups with ultrasonography imaging to compare the tongue areas.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-01
• Primary completion: 2019-04-01
• Completion: 2019-09-01
• First posted: 2019-12-19
• Last updated: 2019-12-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)