OBJECTIVE We present our experience with daycare tonsillectomy and evaluate patient satisfaction and the post operative complication rate. METHODS A prospective audit review of 38 patients from March 2009 till May 2010 was conducted in our ambulatory care center. RESULTS There were 38 patients involved in this review. All patients were satisfied with our Ambulatory care services. No admissi...

Death following tonsillectomy in children is very rare. It is most commonly due to bleeding or aspiration. But, there is another potentially lethal complication following the pediatric tonsillectomy, post-surgical hyponatremia. Acute hyponatremia can lead to catastrophic neurological sequelae. Although this cmplication is not related to the surgical technique, it is potentially life-threatening...

Tonsillectomy is most frequently carried out for recurrent throat infection, but there is uncertainty about its effectiveness. This paper reviews the evidence of its effectiveness obtained from a search of the Cochrane database and MEDLINE for randomized controlled trials comparing tonsillectomy with non-surgical management of recurrent throat infection. The results show that the effectiveness ...

The present study investigated changes in peripheral blood T cell surface markers and cytokines (interleukin-2, IL-2; tumor necrosis factor-alpha, TNF-alpha; and interferon-gamma, IFN-gamma) following tonsillectomy in patients with IgA nephropathy accompanied by chronic tonsillitis. Peripheral blood CD8+ cells, CD45RA+CD4+ cells and CD8+CD11b- cells increased significantly after tonsillectomy, ...

Background: Post-operative tonsillectomy pain is widely observed especially among children which leads to longer hospitalization, slower recovery, eating disorder and continuation of IV fluids ingestion. Objective: To compare mean scores between intravenous versus rectal acetaminophen in undergoing tonsillectomy. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial Place Duration Study: Department Anesthe...

OBJECTIVE Tonsillectomy and steroid-pulse (TSP) therapy have been proposed as a curative treatment for immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) in Japan. However, we sometimes encounter patients who reject steroid-pulse therapy because of concerns about the side effects of corticosteroids. Here, we examined the efficacy of TSP therapy and tonsillectomy alone for IgAN with urinary abnormalities. ME...

Tonsillectomy is one of the frequent operations performed by Otolaryngologists world over. Otolaryngologists are in search of a technique of tonsillectomy where the operation time and operative blood loss is less. Objectives: This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of aluminium potassium sulfate (> 99% pure) on tonsillectomy time, blood loss during the surgery as well as on the number...

OBJECTIVE To examine demographic and regional variations in pediatric tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, and post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage on a national level. METHODS The MarketScan(®) database was analyzed for claims made between 2008-2012 for the 30 days following tonsillectomy/adenotonsillectomy in privately insured children 1-17 years of age. RESULTS We analyzed 305,860 pati...

Background: Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure. There are several operative methods but the superiority of one over the other has not been clearly demonstrated. The aim of this study was to compare the morbidity associated with tonsillectomy using two different techniques for hemostasis – silk ligation versus diathermy. Material and Methods: This was an experimental study ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in the humoral and cellular immunity of children with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and hypertrophy of tonsils before and after plasma-mediated temperature-controlled radiofrequency ablation treatment. Fifty-seven children suffering from obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and with hypertrophy of tonsils were enrolled in...