title: Adult tonsillectomy.
abstract: One hundred consecutive adult patients having tonsillectomy were carefully analysed with regard to preoperative history, operative findings and pathology. Follow-up was made at 1 and 3-year intervals, with particular reference to the patient's view of the outcome. Results of operation were compared with the clinical course of 100 age and sex-matched controls who had been on the waiting list for tonsillectomy for 2 or more years. These results are presented and a case is made for tonsillectomy in young adults as a valid and cost-effective procedure.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Laing
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: McKerrow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery; D006113:United Kingdom