Objectives/Hypothesis To compare and evaluate morbidity following pediatric tonsillectomy
(TE) and tonsillotomy (TT) performed due to tonsil‐related upper airway obstruction. Study …

Tonsil surgery to address upper airway obstruction in children can be performed either as a
tonsillectomy (TE) or as a tonsillotomy/intracapsular/partial tonsillectomy (TT). The …

Objectives We analyzed trends in tonsil surgery over a 10-year period in a single tertiary
care hospital and evaluated the effects of these changes on use of hospital services and …

Aim: To describes how tonsil surgery was performed in Sweden from 2013 to 2015 with data
from the National Tonsil Surgery Registry in Sweden (NTSRS). Method: The registry collects …

Tonsillotomy (TT) is now used more often than tonsillectomy (TE) for tonsil obstructive
symptoms in Sweden. Both TE and TT give high patient satisfaction although TT results in …

Objectives Tertiary hospitals see a wide array of complex paediatric patients requiring the
procedure of tonsillectomy to alleviate airway symptoms. To investigate the implications of …

Background Subtotal tonsil surgery (tonsillotomy) remains a controversial procedure. We
aimed to document bleeding rates and return to normal activity for total versus subtotal tonsil …

Background Tonsillectomy (TE), tonsillotomy (TO) and adenoidectomy (AE) are surgeries
performed routinely by otorhinolaryngologists. There were 5 cases of fatal postoperative …

Objectives The objective of this study was to longitudinally describe the history of tonsil
surgery in Swedish children and adolescents regarding incidence, indications for surgery …

The objective of this study was to examine factors affecting morbidity after tonsillectomy in
children. Data from the National Tonsil Surgery Register in Sweden on 18,712 patients who …