Tonsillectomy and tonsillotomy in pediatric patients. Incidence, complications and new developments

Authors / Editors

Bohne, Salome

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Publication Details

Output type: Journal article

Author list: Bohne S., Guntinas-Lichius O.

Publication year: 2012

Volume number: 53

Issue number: 1

Start page: 97

End page: 108

Number of pages: 12

ISSN: 0494-464X

URL: http://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id:84858033855

Abstract

Tonsillectomy and tonsillotomy are frequently performed surgical operations among children. The main indication for tonsillectomy is a recurrent infection of thetonsills.The main indication for tonsillotomy is tonsillar hyperplasia often associated with a sleep related breathing disorder. The efficiency of both treatments has been demonstrated in several clinical trials. The most important complication is the post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage with rates up to 10% whereas the risk is much lower after tonsillotomy. In case of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage children are especially at risk to suffer from lethal complications. Even with minor, spontaneously stopping hemorrhages an observation in an in-patients setting of an ENT-department is strongly recommended, as minor bleedings are often a precursor for severe hemorrhages.

Keywords

Adenotonsillar hyperplasia, Complication, Hemorrhage, Recurrent pharyngotonsillitis

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