Background Recent evidence has challenged the practice of tonsillectomy in children with
sleep-disordered breathing. Tonsillotomy (subtotal/partial/intracapsular tonsillectomy) has …

Importance The relief of pain after tonsillectomy in children remains challenging and even
controversial. While the need for pain control after this surgery is understood, recent debate …

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 …

Although tonsil surgery is one of the most frequent otorhinolaryngological procedures, not
many population-based regional or country-wide studies are published on the incidence of …

In contrast to total or extracapsular tonsillectomy (TE), subtotal/intracapsular/partial
tonsillectomy (SIPT) or tonsillotomy (TT) is associated with significant less postoperative …

Background Surgery of the tonsils often causes severe pain lasting for many days as been
shown by data from the National Tonsil Surgery Register in Sweden. Tonsillotomy is …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of partial versus total tonsillectomy in children. Data
Sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library from January 1980 to June 2016 …

Objective Tonsillectomy is the most common operation performed in the otolaryngologic
fields. Efforts have been made to reduce postoperative complications, and one of these is …

Objective Tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy is a combination surgery that has been used to
treat pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). For adults, tonsillectomy has also been …