My own observation leads me to believe that in quite a fair proportion of cases of affection of the throat, whether the naso-pharynx, pharynx, or larynx be diseased, we shall find that the back of the tongue is also implicated. If this be true?and increased experience in the examination and treatment of throat troubles enables me to feel certain that it is so?then we cannot afford to omit the e...

Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing disease (IgG4-SD) is currently recognized as a distinct systemic disease involving various organs. We reported the imaging findings of a case of pathologically confirmed IgG4-SD involving bilateral palatine tonsils. CT and MRI showed diffuse enlargement of both palatine tonsils with homogeneous contrast enhancement. Focal contour bulging was noted in the rig...

Tonsillar enlargement is a more common cause of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the pediatric population than it is in adults. The small number of reported cases suggests that tonsillectomy for adult patients with this association may be as a successful as it is known to be for children. We compared polysomnographic findings and/or symptomatology both before and after tonsillectomy in six pati...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the incidence of abnormal pathological findings in the tonsils and/or adenoids of children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, and the incidence of tuberculosis of the tonsils and adenoids; suggest criteria to identify children at risk for adenotonsillar tuberculosis; and investigate the association between HIV and adenotonsillar abnormality, the cost-...

Objective: This study aimed to investigate connective tissue and lymphoid ratios in tonsillectomy specimens determine differences between microanatomical structure.
 
 Methods: Tonsillectomy materials were collected from patients aged 3-13 years three groups created. Patients with larger tonsils than 3 cc had recurrent tonsillitis history included the Group 1, without 2 tonsil sizes l...

This study aimed to retrospectively investigate the factors related to pediatric obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children younger than 6 years and those older than 6 years.A total of 437 children who were hospitalized due to OSAHS between January 2014 and December 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. The children were furt...