INTRODUCTION Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions in children. In the following, indications, preoperative evaluation, surgical techniques and postoperative complications will be discussed. METHODS Literature search in PubMed (National Library of Medicine) focusing on publications in German or English up to June 2008. RESULTS Indications are selected ...

Tonsillectomy is still one of the most common surgical procedures in otorhinolaryngology [1]. However, over the last decades, its incidence has constantly been decreasing due to tighter indication as well as the development of alternative surgical procedures like tonsillotomy [2]. This trend mainly relies on the risks and complications which are associated with tonsillectomy: namely post-operat...

OBJECTIVE Tonsillectomy is the most common surgery in the field of ENT. Pain is the most common post tonsillectomy complaint. Considering the importance of nursing cares in relieving post-surgery pain in general and post-tonsillectomy pain in particular, this study is conducted with the aim of presenting nursing process in post tonsillectomy pain diagnosis for decreasing loss of appropriate opp...

OBJECTIVE To compare the dissection and diathermy methods of tonsillectomy and evaluate their advantages and disadvantages during surgery and convalescence. METHODS AND SETTING Patients who had tonsillectomy at Aga Khan University Hospital, between January 1994-December 1997. RESULTS Four year retrospective analysis was done of 200 patients who underwent tonsillectomy by either electrocaute...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the rate of posttonsillectomy hemorrhage and any change that smoking causes in patients who undergo tonsillectomy. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Military tertiary referral center. PATIENTS The study included 1036 adult patients who underwent tonsillectomy either alone or in conjunction with another procedure. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The rate of postopera...

Objectives: To study the frequency of post-operative hemorrhage and type management employed following tonsillectomy performed with bipolar diathermy.Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study.Place Duration Study: The was carried out at Department ENT Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan from February 2021 to January 2022.Materials Methods: We studied 66 patients who were sele...

BACKGROUND Pediatric sleep disordered breathing is often caused by hypertrophy of the tonsils and is commonly managed by tonsillectomy. There is controversy regarding which postsurgical analgesic agents are safe and efficacious. METHODS This prospective randomized clinical trial recruited children who had sleep disordered breathing who were scheduled for tonsillectomy +/- adenoid removal. Par...