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    Frecuencia de hipertrofia adenoidea en pacientes de 1 a 10 años diagnosticado por radiografía de cavum rinofaríngeo en el hospital Homero Castanier Crespo. Azogues enero 2021 - julio 2024
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-09-16) Pinos Crespo, Jennifer Ivonne; Zhao Morocho, Diana del Rocío; Solano Brito, Pablo José
    Background: Adenoid hypertrophy is a pathology characterized by the growth or inflammation of the lymphatic tissues in the upper area of the nasopharynx, causing conditions in the respiratory tract. This disorder mainly children mainly (1). Objective: To determine the frequency of adenoid hypertrophy in patients age 1 to 10 years diagnosed by nasopharyngeal cavity X-ray at Homero Castanier Crespo Hospital in the Azogues city between January 2021 and July 2024. Methodology: A descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional method was used, collecting data from the anonymized databased of Homero Castanier Crespo Hospital. Data was entered into SPSS statistical software for analysis. For the qualitative variable sex, the average was used; for the quantitative variable age, the arithmetic mean was used; and for the variable degree of hypertrophy, the percentage was applied. Results were represented through tables and graphs in order to determine the frequency of the pathology based on the selected variables. Results: The frequency of adenoid hypertrophy is 60.44%, representing 272 cases; males were the most affected (56.99%); ages between 7 and 10 years (37.87%); grad I =39.71%; the relation to sex-degree of hypertrophy, males with grade II (22.06%); the relation age-degree of hypertrophy >7 years; grade I= 19.85%. Conclusion: The frequency of adenoid hypertrophy is high at Homero Castanier Crespo Hospital, representing 60.44% of patients.