The consequences of delay in tonsil surgery.
A prospective study was designed to determine whether there is any morbidity caused by the delay of tonsil surgery while patients are on long waiting lists in the United Kingdom. It was found that, far from being harmful, a long waiting list allows one in five children to "grow out" of their problems, saving 20 per cent of patients from unnecessary surgery.
D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D013997:Time Factors; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*