INTRODUCTION Sleep-disordered breathing in children is often associated with tonsillar hypertrophy. For many years, total tonsillectomy (TE) was the treatment of choice, but performing an intracapsular tonsillotomy (TT) is becoming increasingly widespread. In this Danish study, we have investigated the long-term results on efficacy and parent satisfaction after TT performed on children. METHO...

OBJECTIVE To assess and compare the relative efficacy of silk ligation and diathermy coagulation techniques in controlling bleeding during tonsillectomy in the first 24 hours. METHODS This prospective study was conducted at the Department of ENT, Khalifa Gul Nawaz Teaching Hospital, Bannu and this department related consultants' private clinics from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014. The s...

we aimed to investigate the correlation of tonsillectomy with palatine tonsil size and to compare the differences of tonsil size and the need for surgery in children and adults. also we can predict the outcome of tonsillectomy. we measured tonsil sizes in (height and width) in 150 children and 35 adults with hypertrophy of palatine tonsils and we measured the mass of tonsils and then the data a...

OBJECTIVE To describe and show the feasibility of a new surgical technique for transoral robotic surgery (TORS) radical tonsillectomy. DESIGN A prospective, phase 1 clinical trial. SETTING Academic, tertiary referral center. PATIENTS A total of 27 participants were prospectively selected using a volunteer sample. All eligible patients agreed to participate in the study. INTERVENTIONS Pa...

Objective. Tonsillectomy remains a common procedure in adults; however, there are few population-level data evaluating risk factors for reoperation. Study Design. Retrospective review of national database. Setting. American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP), 2005-2013. Subjects and Methods. The ACS-NSQIP was queried for patients undergoing tonsillecto...

OBJECTIVE To determine the safety of daycare adeno-tonsillectomy in a tertiary care centre. METHOD A retrospective chart review of 207 patients who had undergone tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy as daycare procedure in Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, between January 2008 to March 2009 was done. Demographic data as well as complications requiring unplanned admissions were recorded. An...

BACKGROUND Tonsillectomy is a common operation in both children as well as adults, performed by a variety of techniques that have evolved over the years to ensure the safety of the procedure. Cold dissection and electrodissection are the two mostly used techniques. Bipolar diathermy tonsillectomy was evaluated for its safety and postoperative morbidity. METHODS This study was conducted over a...