The maxillary antrum is the sinus in the cheek. The ethmoid sinuses are located between the eyes. Endoscopic sinus surgery is a kind of remodelling of the sinuses to give more space and ventilation. My ten and half year old son has chronic nasal congestion. Thank you SO much for your help.
Adenoids can be quite big in a ten and a half year old boy, and there is very little downside.
The adenoids are likely visible on the sinus cat scan that your son must have had, what matters is the amount of blockage at the back of the nose, in our opinion. The answer seems to be no, there has not been a problem with normal growth after sinus surgery in kids. Please be sure, however, that your surgeon has lots of experience doing sinus surgery in kids - or is working with another surgeon who has. I am 19 years old, and I have been diagnosed with Chronic Sinusitis, and that was when I was 15. Every year about this time, Spring Time, my sinuses drain, and my tonsils get sore.