title: [What is the role of tonsillectomy in children?].
abstract: Tonsillectomy is mandatory in the case of chronic airway obstruction associated with tonsillar hypertrophy and in the case of a unilateral enlarged tonsil which may be malignant. Tonsillectomy may be indicated in recurrent tonsillitis. More rarely, tonsillectomy is performed in children for tonsil bleeding or chronic tonsillitis. Allergy and bleeding disorders are not a contraindication for tonsillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Service ORL, hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: François
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000601:surgery*