title: Combined extracapsular and intracapsular tonsillectomy: lower pole capsule preservation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon-Jong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Jee-Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wee
authors.forename: Woo-Hyun
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jihye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Jeong-Whun
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000601:surgery*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Tonsillectomy; hemorrhage; lower pole; sleep-disordered breathing