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Tonsillectomy
Known as:
Tonsillectomy without adenoidectomy
, surgical removal of the tonsil
, Tonsillectomies
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Surgical removal of a tonsil or tonsils. (Dorland, 28th ed)
National Institutes of Health
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Adenoidectomy
Ear, nose and throat
Educational aspects
Gut associated lymphoid tissue
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Broader (3)
Excision
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
Procedures on Tonsils & Adenoids
Narrower (1)
adenotonsillectomy
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2009
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2009
Tonsillectomy, appendectomy and malignant lymphomas.
Vittorio Silingardi
,
Leonardo Venezia
,
A. Tampieri
,
Claudio Gramolini
Scandinavian Journal of Haematology
2009
Corpus ID: 45787617
According to some authors, prior tonsillectomy and/or appendectomy increase the frequency of certain types of neoplasm. 731 cases…
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2000
2000
A Randomized, Double-Blinded Study of Remifentanil Versus Fentanyl for Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Surgery in Pediatric Ambulatory Surgical Patients
P. Davis
,
J. Finkel
,
+10 authors
M. Decker
2000
Corpus ID: 196378612
We compared, in a double-blinded manner, the anesthetic maintenance and recovery properties of remifentanil with a clinically…
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1997
1997
Inclusion of pethidine in lidocaine for infiltration improves analgesia following tonsillectomy in children
M. Elhakim
,
A. Y. Abdul Salam
,
Ahmed Abulfotooh Eid
,
N. Kaschef
,
B. Mostafa
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
1997
Corpus ID: 23217552
Background:Previous work has demonstrated that pethidine exerts local anaesthetic effects on peripheral nerves in vivo. We…
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1988
Review
1988
Taste disorder from zinc deficiency after tonsillectomy.
J. M. Bicknell
,
R. Wiggins
Western Journal of Medicine
1988
Corpus ID: 36361972
A diseases, and deficiency states can disturb the sense of taste, and when the cause is correctly identified and treated, the…
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1987
1987
Cervical osteomyelitis. An unusual complication of tonsillectomy.
T. Tami
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J. Burkus
,
C. G. Strom
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck…
1987
Corpus ID: 203726700
Tonsillectomy is one of the most common operations performed by the otolaryngologist. Deep-neck infections are among the possible…
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1987
1987
The effect of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy on the intra-tympanic pressure
P. Tuohimaa
,
T. Palva
Journal of Laryngology and Otology
1987
Corpus ID: 37545065
Abstract A group of 67 children were studied (mean age 7 years, 2 months) who underwent adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy…
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1984
1984
Secondary haemorrhage following tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy
R. Kumar
Journal of Laryngology and Otology
1984
Corpus ID: 28885420
A series of 24 cases of secondary haemorrhage following tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy was investigated for bacterial causes of…
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1980
1980
Infiltration with lignocaine and adrenaline in adult tonsillectomy
T. A. Boliston
,
J. Upton
Journal of Laryngology and Otology
1980
Corpus ID: 35104388
In a trial of 84 adult patients undergoing tonsillectomy, a subcapsular injection of 10 mls 0 . 5 per cent lignocaine with…
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1962
1962
Hemostasis in tonsillectomy by electrocautery.
Haase Fr
,
Noguera Jt
1962
Corpus ID: 209146205
Until recently electrocautery of the bleeding points during and following tonsillectomy under general inhalation anesthesia was…
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1953
1953
New method for relieving postoperative pain following tonsillectomy.
R. T. Allen
A M A Archives of Otolaryngology
1953
Corpus ID: 7538353
Pain following tonsillectomy is a constant and discouraging feature of the convalescence period. Until recently reliance was…
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