IMPORTANCE Because tonsillar enlargement can have substantial ill health effects in children, reliable monitoring and documentation of tonsil size is necessary in clinical settings. Tonsil grading scales potentially allow clinicians to precisely record and communicate changes in tonsil size, but their reliability in a clinical setting has not been studied. OBJECTIVE To assess the interobserve...

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of minimally invasive tonsil surgery for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in children. Tonsil ablation or turbinate reduction was performed on 49 pediatric patients with OSAHS by minimally invasive tonsil surgery. In order to evaluate the efficacy of surgery, a comparison was conducted between pre-operation and post-...

Tonsils function as a defense system and aid in keeping your body free of infections. About 5% to 40% cases tonsillitis are caused by bacterial infection, which is the most frequent cause condition. There several different forms tonsillitis, including viral brought on bacteria like streptococcal pharyngitis. Tonsil redness swelling its symptoms. that covered white or yellow patches have sore th...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of temperature-controlled radiofrequency tonsil reduction in the treatment of children with a sleep-related breathing disorder associated with tonsillar obstructive hypertrophy. DESIGN Prospective, nonrandomized, case series feasibility study of children meeting the criteria for tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy for the treatment of an obstructi...

INTRODUCTION Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is a typical cause of surgery in children. Evaluation and identification of patients as potential candidates tonsillectomy is a primary concern for otolaryngologists. This study focuses on the results of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) after tonsillectomy in children. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study examined 50 patients suffering from t...

Histological studies were conducted on the tonsil of soft palate in six month-old male crossbred goats. The tonsil was located on the nasopharyngeal side of the soft palate. The tonsillar surface epithelium presented small folds and was lined by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium in the rostral half and stratified squamous epithelium in the caudal part. The epithelium mounting over t...

As part of our recent studies on the effects of high fluorine (F) on the cecal tonsil of newly hatched chickens, the same broilers with 400, 800, and 1200 mg F/kg in their diet were used to investigate the changes in the cecal tonsil content of the cytokine proteins interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) by enzyme-linked im...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant salivary gland tumour. However, short series or individual case reports have identified this tumour in the maxilla, mandible, breast tissue and thymus. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma originates from minor salivary glands, and it is therefore surprising that it is not more commonly seen in the tonsil. To date, we believe there has been only one pre...