tonsilectomia

Tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure in which both palatine tonsils are fully removed from the back of the throat. The procedure is mainly performed for recurrent tonsillitis, throat infections and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). For those with frequent throat infections, surgery results in 0.6 (95% confidence interval: 1.0 to 0.1) fewer sore throats in the following year, but there is no evidence of long term benefits.<!-- quote = tonsillectomy for recurrent throat infections in severely affected children was shown, in a randomized controlled trial, to reduce the frequency (one fewer sore thr

Key facts

Medical intervention.name: Tonsillectomy
Medical intervention.synonyms: Adenotonsillectomy, T&A
Medical intervention.image: Tonsillectomy09.jpg
Medical intervention.caption: Typical appearance of the back of the throat three days post tonsillectomy.
Medical intervention.specialty: Otorhinolaryngology
Medical intervention.ICD9: -
Medical intervention.MeshID: D014068
Medical intervention.MedlinePlus: 003013

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Research

14,715 papers

Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy - Pediatric Clinics of North America.Pediatric clinics of North America · 2022
Tonsillectomy and poliomyelitis: Development of causality.International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · 2022
Pediatric pre-tonsillectomy education programs: A systematic review.International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · 2019
Painless tonsillectomy.Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery · 2006
Microdebrider intracapsular tonsillectomy.ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties · 2007

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Article · Português

A tonsilectomia ou amigdalectomia é um processo cirúrgico que consiste na excisão das amígdalas palatinas, glândulas localizadas na parte posterior da garganta. O pós-operatório pode envolver otalgia (dor de ouvido decorrente da sensibilização do nervo glossofaríngeo) e sangramento (geralmente da veia palatina), além de dificuldade para engolir, que pode durar vários dias, dependendo do método cirúrgico utilizado, da faixa etária do paciente e da capacidade de recuperação de cada paciente.

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