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Adenoidectomy

Known as: Adenoidectomy without tonsillectomy, Excision of Pharyngeal Tonsil, Adenoidectomies 
Surgical removal of the pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids).
National Institutes of Health

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ADENOTOMEAblationAdenoidal structureEducational aspects

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ExcisionOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresProcedures on Tonsils & Adenoidsadenotonsillectomy

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2005
2005
Effectiveness of Adenotonsillectomy in Children With Mild Symptoms of Throat Infections or Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy: Open, Randomised Controlled Trial
van Staaij BK, van den Akker EH, Rovers MM, Hordijk GJ, Hoes AW, Schilder AG. BMJ . 2004;329:651–658 To evaluate the… 
2000
2000
A Randomized, Double-Blinded Study of Remifentanil Versus Fentanyl for Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Surgery in Pediatric Ambulatory Surgical Patients
We compared, in a double-blinded manner, the anesthetic maintenance and recovery properties of remifentanil with a clinically… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Acoustic rhinometry, used as a method to demonstrate changes in the volume of the nasopharynx after adenoidectomy.
Acoustic rhinometry is a method of investigating the geometry of the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx. An acoustic impulse is… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
A 15 year follow-up of a controlled trial of the use of grommets in glue ear.
The long-term natural history of secretory otitis media and the changes induced in the middle ear following grommet insertion are… 
1987
1987
The effect of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy on the intra-tympanic pressure
Abstract A group of 67 children were studied (mean age 7 years, 2 months) who underwent adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy… 
1985
1985
The effect of adenoidectomy on secretory otitis media: a 2-year controlled prospective study.
Seventy-eight preschool children considered to be suffering from long-standing secretory otitis media on the basis of a… 
1984
1984
Secondary haemorrhage following tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy
A series of 24 cases of secondary haemorrhage following tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy was investigated for bacterial causes of… 
1980
1980
Adenoidectomy for middle ear disorders: a randomized controlled trial.
Repeated tympanometric screening of a regionally defined population of 3-year-old children defined a group of 42 children with… 
1955
1955
Estrogen given parenterally to control epistaxis and hemorrhage after adenoidectomy; preliminary report.
The control of spontaneous bleeding is a problem familiar to all physicians. In rhinolaryngology epistaxis and hemorrhage… 
1941
1941
RELATION OF TONSILLECTOMY AND OF ADENOIDECTOMY TO THE INCIDENCE OF POLIOMYELITIS: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BULBAR FORM
There has been an increasing interest in the relation of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy to poliomyelitis in recent years. A high…