The electrocardiograph (ECG) was recorded continuously in 20 children undergoing adenoidectomy during halothane anaesthesia. Five surface ECG leads and an oesophageal lead were used. In 11 children, there were QRS complexes which had a shape distinctly different from that of the ordinary sinus-evoked beats. Except in one child, these anomalous QRS complexes first made their appearance during su...

AIMS Conventionally, adenoidectomy has been performed using blind curettage. Postoperative hemorrhage is the most common complication of surgery. There is no specific management algorithm in the literature. In this study, we described an endoscopic approach in the management of postadenoidectomy hemorrhage. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 1995 and 2014, 7946 patients undergoing adenoidectomy und...

Adenotonsillitis is one of the commonest health problems encountered in the general population particularly in children. Tonsillectomy is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed by the otolaryngologists all over the world. 1 Good clinical evidence regarding the need for tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy or both is available, which provides guidance to surgeons. Indications for removal of t...

Lymphoproliferative responses of tonsillar tissue lymphocytes and peripheral blood lymphocytes to phytohemagglutinin and specific bacterial product antigens were studied in children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Tonsillar tissue lymphocytes responded to optimal concentrations of phytohemagglutinin. Varidase, and streptolysin-O in a manner similar to peripheral blood lymphocytes. H...