title: Lingual tonsil.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Stricker
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rizzi
authors.forename: Alan Jay
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000758:Anesthesia; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D055100:Optical Fibers; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone