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    Tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure in which both palatine tonsils are fully removed from the back of the throat. The procedure is mainly performed...
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    Coblation tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure in which the patient's tonsils are removed by destroying the surrounding tissues that attach them to the...
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    but not necessarily, cause a sore throat and fever. In chronic cases, tonsillectomy may be indicated. The palatine tonsils are located in the isthmus of...
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    reduced by icy or cold foods. The procedure is often combined with tonsillectomy (this combination is usually called an "adenotonsillectomy" or "T&A")...
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    macrolides may be used. In children with frequent episodes of tonsillitis, tonsillectomy modestly decreases the risk of future episodes. About 7.5% of people...
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    collect the debris, preventing trapped material from forming stones. Tonsillectomy may be indicated if bad breath due to tonsillar stones persists despite...
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    reconstruction Myringotomy and tubes Obstructive sleep apnea – pediatric Tonsillectomy Dysphonia/hoarseness Laryngitis Reinke's edema Vocal cord nodules and...
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  • exhibits the pairings: Sibling Patient No tonsillectomy Tonsillectomy No tonsillectomy 37 7 Tonsillectomy 15 26 {\displaystyle {\begin{array}{cc}&{\...
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    antibiotics, e.g. amoxicillin and azithromycin. Surgical removal (tonsillectomy) may be advised if the tonsils obstruct the airway or interfere with...
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    streptococcal pharyngitis. They do not typically occur in those who have had a tonsillectomy. Diagnosis is usually based on the symptoms. Medical imaging may be...
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  • MJ, Pollard AJ, Ramsden JD, Chong LY, Venekamp RP (December 2019). "Tonsillectomy for periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis...
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    Ludwig's angina, peritonsillar abscess, and retropharyngeal abscess. Tonsillectomy may be a reasonable preventive measure in those with frequent throat...
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    consists of two phases. The first involves surgery of the soft tissue (tonsillectomy, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty) and the second involves skeletal surgeries...
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    trademark sound of the Byrds. Starr was briefly hospitalised after a tonsillectomy, and Jimmie Nicol sat in on drums for the first five dates. It was not...
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  • position is a position in which a patient is placed while undergoing a tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy or uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. In this position both the...
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  • young, Dennis frequently had ear and sinus infections. He underwent a tonsillectomy at age two, at which time doctors detected abnormalities in his x-rays...
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    old after ingesting "normal" doses of paracetamol with codeine after tonsillectomy; this warning was upgraded to a black box warning in February 2013....
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    segment for Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in which Fred Rogers underwent a tonsillectomy. With nine friends, including screenwriter John A. Russo, Romero formed...
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    sub-populations with high incidence of laryngospams include patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (25%). It is likely that more than 10% of drownings...
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    lancing of an infected tonsil caused by vaping and intended to pursue a tonsillectomy, consequently canceling her summer festival run and her opening act...
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    where tonsillitis is the precipitating factor for episodic hematuria, a tonsillectomy has been claimed to reduce the frequency of those episodes. However...
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    PMID 30835819. Wu W, Debbaneh M, Moslehi H, Koo J, Liao W (December 2014). "Tonsillectomy as a treatment for psoriasis: a review". The Journal of Dermatological...
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  • with one concerning a boy whose mother disposed of his tonsils after a tonsillectomy, thus depriving him of the possibility of bringing them to show and...
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  • malignant tumour on one of his tonsils, leading to both being removed via a tonsillectomy. The following year, it was discovered that the cancer had spread into...
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    and leprosy, and that treatments included plastic surgery, lithotomy, tonsillectomy, couching (a form of cataract surgery), puncturing to release fluids...
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    to have been a symptomatic carrier because she haemorrhaged during a tonsillectomy. DNA testing of the Romanov family remains in 2009 showed that one of...
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  • children is over 80% successful by simply performing an adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy. Those less likely to benefit from an adenotonsillectomy are obese children...
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    find out how good I can be." During the offseason, Koufax underwent tonsillectomy due to recurring throat issues and, as a result, reported to spring...
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  • September 27, 2021 (2021-09-27) 3.99 Shaun, Park, and Lim discover that a tonsillectomy patient's brother, a boy named Jordan, has cervical cancer in his throat...
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    Hellinger, who began to give her publicity. Soon after, Merman underwent a tonsillectomy, which she feared would damage her voice, but after recovering, she...
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