Abstract Background Intracapsular tonsillectomy has emerged as a novel alternative to traditional where the tonsillar capsule is left intact with small amount of overlying tissue. There growing evidence suggest that intracapsular associated reduced post-operative pain, haemorrhage and readmission rates. The aim this study was assess reported benefits within ENT department at tertiary paediatric...

OBJECTIVE To determine the evidence for efficacy of tonsillectomy in reducing the incidence of recurrent pharyngitis. DATA SOURCES Literature databases consisting of PUBMED, SCOPUS, CINHAL AND OVID EMBASE including all languages. REVIEW METHODS Literature search of database by 2 authors with structured criteria using an online database. Selected studies evaluated with meta-analysis. RESUL...

There is a paucity of data on morbidity associated with long waiting lists for adult tonsillectomy. The aim of this study was to assess the morbidity associated with long waiting lists for adult tonsillectomy in a developing world setting. Of 350 patients on the waiting list at Groote Schuur Hospital for 18 months or more, only 55 were contactable. This low yield (15.7%) from the telephonic sur...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Determine revisits and reasons for revisits after adult tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of multistate ambulatory surgery and hospital databases. METHODS Ambulatory adult tonsillectomies performed as the sole procedure were extracted from the State Ambulatory Surgery databases for New York, Florida, Iowa, and California for 2010. Cases were linked t...

Objective To assess the effectiveness of partial versus total tonsillectomy in children. Data Sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library from January 1980 to June 2016. Review Methods Two investigators independently screened studies and extracted data. Investigators independently assessed risk of bias and strength of evidence of the literature. Heterogeneity precluded quantitative analysis. ...

BACKGROUND Adeno-/tonsillectomy is a commonly performed procedure with internationally standardised and recognised indications. Despite this, there exists considerable international (190 - 850/100 000 people ≤19 years of age) and regional variation in rates. This cannot be accounted for by differences in clinical need or regional morbidity. OBJECTIVES To describe the adeno-/tonsillectomy rate...

Among 40 children undergoing tonsillectomy for recurrent pharyngitis, 15 (37.5%) had presented preoperatively with complaints compatible with PFAPA syndrome. All 15 had had periodic fever every three to four weeks and pharyngitis; 12 (80%) had cervical adenitis and five (33%) aphthous stomatitis. All children had been well between episodes and showed a dramatic postoperative improvement. PFAPA ...

The past 100years have witnessed dramatic shifts in the concept of ideal surgical goals and operative technique in tonsil surgery. Surgeons are reviving a technique of intracapsular tonsillectomy with increasing precision thanks to modern technology. With intracapsular tonsillectomy, pediatric patients recover faster, use less pain medication, and have a lower risk of dehydration and hemorrhage...

INTRODUCTION anesthesia. Present study was done to determine the Tonsillectomy is the most frequently performed complications after tonsillectomy under local ENT surgical procedure throughout the world. anesthesia. The first known removal of tonsil dates back to the first century AD when Cornelius celsius in Roma 1 SUBJECTS AND METHODS used his finger to do it. Dissection tonsillectomy st first...

The current controversial issue is focused on pediatric tonsillectomy, a surgical procedure that is learned early during specialist training and performed by almost all otolaryngologists worldwide. Besides being the most frequent ENT surgery, it is also one of the most frequently performed pediatric surgeries. Having said this, it becomes clear that tonsillectomy must be a simple procedure not ...