Evaluation of Post-tonsillectomy Bleeding in the Adult Population
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Tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy: Indications, Complications, Post-tonsillectomy Bleeding, Morbidity and Mortality
Palatine and nasopharyngeal tonsils are lymphatic flesh clusters of tissue of the respiratory and digestive tract’s epithelium (1). Classification by site includes palatine, lingual and pharyngeal tonsils. They have important role in the body’s immune system, once they are near the entrance to the breathing passages where incoming antigens may be aspirated or ingested (2). 1. The palatine tonsi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0145-5613,1942-7522
DOI: 10.1177/014556130108000817