Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Are there any indications?
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy have become quite controversial within the past two decades. Physicians disagree about the need for and benefits derived from these procedures, and well-designed studies to resolve the matter have been lacking. The authors describe conditions for which they believe each surgery is indicated.
D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000639:trends*; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000639:trends*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000601:surgery; D014481:United States