منابع مشابه
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Introduction Although the number of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy procedures has declined over the past 50 to 60 years, these operations continue to be among the procedures performed most commonly in the United States, second only to myringotomy with tube insertion. According to the most recent compilation of national health statistics (1996), more than 287,000 children younger than age 15 ye...
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the postoperative course of children who underwent coblation T&A versus those who underwent coblation partial intracapsular tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (PITA). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS Records of children undergoing consecutive tonsillectomies from July 2009 to October 2012 were analyzed. All surgeries used a coblation device. Ou...
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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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INTRODUCTION Tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, is one of the most frequent surgical procedures generally performed, especially in young patients. Several studies suggest that there is a relationship between tonsillectomy and altered MALT immune system. OBJECTIVE To examine the possible association between tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy and the risk of subsequent appendicitis. MA...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1947
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.4535.908