A choriostoma is an aggregate of microscopically normal cells or tissues which occurs in an aberrant location. It follows a benign course, rarely seen in head and neck region. A choriostoma of the palatine tonsil is very rare; less than 10 cases were reported till date. A 11-year-old male referred to ENT OPD with chronic tonsillitis and underwent tonsillectomy. The histopathological examination...

Previous history.?The child was first noticed to be ill early on the morning of the 4th May, when she refused food and complained of a pain in her throat. Her mother then recognised that she was feverish, and saw some white or grey patches on the tonsils. Nothing alarming occurred until the night of the 7th May when the child suddenly developed symptoms of choking, dyspnoea and great restlessne...

INTRODUCTION Adenotonsillectomy is the most common surgery performed by otolaryngologists in pediatric age, and one of the most frequently asked questions about the postoperative period is whether there is a potential for change in vocal pattern of these children. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of adenotonsillectomy in the voice emission pattern of children with hypertrophy of palatine and ...

Sir,?In your issue of May, 1922, there appears on page 223 a list of suggestions made by the Council of the Laryngological Section of the Royal Society of Medicine regarding the treatment of children suffering from tonsils and adenoids. A large number of children receive treatment for throat affections at this hospital, and in the past they have been treated in the out-patients' department as a...