BACKGROUND Intracapsular tonsillectomy (IT) has been advocated as a treatment for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, evidence in the literature utilizing polysomnography (PSG) is limited. OBJECTIVE To examine the experience at a tertiary children's hospital to evaluate the effectiveness and risks of intracapsular tonsillectomy compared to total tonsillectomy (TT) for treating p...

OBJECTIVE To compare short- and long-term results of radiofrequency tonsillotomy and traditional cold dissection tonsillectomy in adult patients with recurrent tonsillitis. STUDY DESIGN A randomized clinical trial. SETTING A tertiary referral university hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Of 62 adults with recurrent tonsillitis, 24 patients were treated with cold dissection tonsillectomy, whil...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this prospective cohort study was to measure the medical technical quality of outpatient tonsillectomy in Danish ear, nose & throat practices by indicators, standards and prognostic factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS According to standardised and validated specific questionnaires, quality of surgery was measured in terms of postoperative bleeding, pain, gastrointestin...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the effect of oral prednisolone on recovery from tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized, controlled trial of 198 consecutive patients, aged 4 years and older, with no previous or known contraindications to steroid therapy. METHODS All 198 patients scheduled for elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy from April 2013 to April 2014 w...

OBJECTIVE To examine demographic and regional variations in pediatric tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, and post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage on a national level. METHODS The MarketScan(®) database was analyzed for claims made between 2008-2012 for the 30 days following tonsillectomy/adenotonsillectomy in privately insured children 1-17 years of age. RESULTS We analyzed 305,860 pati...

BACKGROUND The tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures. Given the comparatively frequent postsurgical bleeding associated with this procedure, particular attention has been paid to reduction of the postoperative bleeding rate. In 2006, we introduced routine suturing of the faucial pillars at our clinic to reduce postoperative haemorrhage. METHODS Two groups f...

Objective: To compare the frequency of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage and severity of pain by Dissection and Diathermy method of tonsillectomy. Material and Methods: All the cases (100) that presented during six months of duration were included in the study by Simple Random Sampling in the Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi from November 2009 to April 2...

BACKGROUND We have conducted this study to evaluate the effect of antibiotics, whether oral or intravenous, compared to no antibiotic protocol on post-tonsillectomy morbidity. METHODS A total of 270 patients aged 3 - 12 years were included in the study. Patients were assigned into three groups randomly; each group consisted of 90 patients. In the first group (group A), patients were given int...

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the safety of wired snare method compared with inferior tonsillar pole ligation method as techniques used in cold dissection tonsillectomy. Study design: Prospective, case series study with six months follow up. Setting: Al-Fallujah Teaching Hospital, Al-Anbar, Iraq. Subjects and methods: This was a hospital based prospective study performed in the...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The aim of this study was to compare use of hemostatic glues to conventional techniques of intraoperative hemostasis for tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. METHODS All published prospective controlled trials that compared hemostatic glues to conventional techniques of hemostasis were identified. We performed a meta-anal...