title: [Tonsillectomy a chaud with lethal outcome].
abstract: The case describes a 21-year-old patient who was referred to the casualty ward due to post tonsillectomy haemorrhage. The patient who had been operated for a peritonsillar abscess eight days earlier, died in spite of optimal treatment.
authors.affiliation: Amtssygehuset i Gentofte, Øre-, Naese- og Halsafdeling E. kmahot@yahoo.dk
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Møller-Andersen
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Møller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods