Objective This update of a 2011 guideline developed by the American Academy of
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation provides evidence-based …

Objective Recurrent tonsillitis and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are the most common
indications for tonsillectomy. This study was undertaken to determine if recurrent tonsillitis is …

Objective This update of a 2011 guideline developed by the American Academy of
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation provides evidence-based …

Objective. This guideline provides otolaryngologists with evidence‐based recommendations
for using polysomnography in assessing children, aged 2 to 18 years, with sleep‐disordered …

Background Neither the incidence of indications for childhood tonsillectomy nor the
proportion of tonsillectomies that are evidence-based is known. Aim To determine the …

Objective To perform a systematic literature review and data synthesis of level-1 evidence
comparing recovery-related outcomes after intracapsular tonsillectomy (IT)(any technique) …

Tonsil surgery to address upper airway obstruction in children can be performed either as a
tonsillectomy (TE) or as a tonsillotomy/intracapsular/partial tonsillectomy (TT). The …

Objectives The objective of this study was to longitudinally describe the history of tonsil
surgery in Swedish children and adolescents regarding incidence, indications for surgery …

Tonsillectomy is an extremely common surgical procedure associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. The post-operative challenges include: respiratory complications …

Objective To examine racial differences in tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy
(T&A) for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) among Medicaid-insured children. Study design …