Powered intracapsular tonsillectomy in the management of recurrent tonsillitis.
OBJECTIVE
To compare intracapsular tonsillectomy (IT) and traditional tonsillectomy (TT) in treating recurrent adenotonsillitis or streptococcal pharyngitis.


METHODS
Retrospective chart review.


METHODS
Tertiary care pediatric referral center.


RESULTS
Of 166 patients who met all inclusion criteria, 117 received TT and 49 received IT. Seventeen TT patients and 8 IT patients were treated at least once postoperatively for streptococcal pharyngitis or tonsillitis. The mean number of infections after surgery in each group did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.295).


CONCLUSIONS
There was no difference between the IT and TT groups in postoperative infection rates.
Schmidt
Richard
R
Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA. rschmidt@nemours.org
Herzog
Amanda
A
Cook
Steven
S
O'Reilly
Robert
R
Deutsch
Ellen
E
Reilly
James
J
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome