title: [Tonsillectomy. Analysis of the data for the 25-year period].
abstract: The author analysed the 38734 out of 39653 tonsillectomies performed in region of Gdańsk during the years 1961-85. Age, sex and kind of intervention were evaluated (adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, adenotonsillectomy and others). The frequency of above mentioned surgery was reduced during these 23 years by 32% (from 14.5 to 9.8 for 10,000). The great majority of this surgery was performed in children aged 3 to 7 years. The rarest age was below 3 and over 40. Under the age of 11 years prevailed boys, over 11 girls. Adenoidectomy represented 65% of cases, adenotonsillectomy only 6.6%. The tonsillotomy was also present. The author discussed the reason of decreasing number of tonsillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Z Oddziału Otolaryagologicznego Szpitala im. J. Brudzińskiego Zespolu Opieki Zdrowotnej nr 1 w Gdyni.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Witucki
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D013029:Space-Time Clustering; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
vernacular_title: Operacje migdałków. Analiza materiału z 25 lat.