Most of the literature on tonsillectomy concerns the combined operation, tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy, and one is left in doubt whether the benefits can be attributed to the tonsillectomy, to the adenoidectomy, or to both parts of the operation. It was noted by Fry (1957) that otitis media featured in more than half of the children referred for tonsillectomy from his practice. In a survey o...

INTRODUCTION The role of tonsillectomy in the periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis, PFAPA syndrome, is controversial. Although some studies reported high success rates with tonsillectomy, further investigations are needed with larger numbers of patients. OBJECTIVE To seek the long-term outcomes of tonsillectomy in PFAPA syndrome. METHODS Case series; multi-center s...

Tonsillectomy is the single most common operation performed in Ear Nose and Throat Department. Various methods of tonsillectomy have been practiced over the century aimed at reducing or eliminating intraoperative and postoperative morbidity. Due to various blood supplies received, intraoperative bleeding is the most difficult problem and securing it is time-consuming. The time taken to control ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the short term efficacy and safety of tonsillectomy for recurrent streptococcal pharyngitis in adults. Design Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Academic referral centre in Finland. PARTICIPANTS 70 adults with documented recurrent episodes of streptococcal group A pharyngitis. INTERVENTION Instant tonsillectomy (n=36) or remaining on waiting list as control (n=34)...

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 determine the evidence for efficacy of tonsillectomy in reducing the incidence of recurrent pharyngitis. DATA SOURCES Literature databases consisting of PUBMED, SCOPUS, CINHAL AND OVID EMBASE including all languages. REVIEW METHODS Literature search of database by 2 authors with structured criteria using an online database. Selected studies evaluated with meta-analysis. RESUL...

There is a paucity of data on morbidity associated with long waiting lists for adult tonsillectomy. The aim of this study was to assess the morbidity associated with long waiting lists for adult tonsillectomy in a developing world setting. Of 350 patients on the waiting list at Groote Schuur Hospital for 18 months or more, only 55 were contactable. This low yield (15.7%) from the telephonic sur...

OBJECTIVES To assess the morbidity and efficacy of bipolar radiofrequency thermal ablation tonsillectomy and compare it with traditional cold dissection tonsillectomy with diathermy hemostasis. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, single-blinded, controlled clinical study. SETTING Helsinki University Central Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Helsinki, Finland. PA...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Determine revisits and reasons for revisits after adult tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of multistate ambulatory surgery and hospital databases. METHODS Ambulatory adult tonsillectomies performed as the sole procedure were extracted from the State Ambulatory Surgery databases for New York, Florida, Iowa, and California for 2010. Cases were linked t...

BACKGROUND Adeno-/tonsillectomy is a commonly performed procedure with internationally standardised and recognised indications. Despite this, there exists considerable international (190 - 850/100 000 people ≤19 years of age) and regional variation in rates. This cannot be accounted for by differences in clinical need or regional morbidity. OBJECTIVES To describe the adeno-/tonsillectomy rate...