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Tonsillectomy

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…

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ICD-9-CM
28.2-28.3
MedlinePlus
003013
MeSH
D014068
Other names
Adenotonsillectomy, T&A
Specialty
Otorhinolaryngology

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Surgical procedure

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Tonsillectomy

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Edges134
Triples172
Avg. degree1.99
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Tonsillectomy

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has method · 35
Tonsillectomy → After, Also, Carbon, Clinical, Coblation, Coblation Tonsillectomy, Dissection, Due, Electrocautery, Harmonic, Hospitals, However, Invisible, It, LAST, Long-term, Microdebrider, Monopolar, More, Often
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related to Rates · 21
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related to Further reading · 16
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Tonsillectomy → Association, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Children, Clinical UM Guideline CG-SURG-30, Georgia, July, Tonsillectomy Procedures Archived, Wayback MachineHistory
related to Surgical procedure · 8
Tonsillectomy → Bleeding, For, Harmonic, However, It, Problems, The, There
related to Complications · 7
Tonsillectomy → Also, Complications, In, Other, Significant, Throat, While
related to Evidence-based indications · 6
Tonsillectomy → In, Number, Table, The, UK, Western European
related to Financial incentives · 6
Tonsillectomy → According, Canadian, ENT, In, Regarding, US President Obama
related to Immune system · 6
Tonsillectomy → Crohn's, Hodgkin's, It, Some, The, There

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TonsillectomyICD-9-CM28.2-28.31.00infobox
TonsillectomyMedlinePlus0030131.00infobox
TonsillectomyMeSHD0140681.00infobox
TonsillectomyOther namesAdenotonsillectomy, T&A1.00infobox
TonsillectomySpecialtyOtorhinolaryngology1.00infobox
Tonsillectomyis asurgical procedure in which both palatine tonsils are fully removed from the back of the throat0.90text
Tonsillectomyis arisk factor for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis0.90text
tonsil stonesinstance ofStudies have shown that treatment success of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy increases with tonsil size.OtherThere is no good evidence for other uses0.80text
bad breathinstance ofStudies have shown that treatment success of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy increases with tonsil size.OtherThere is no good evidence for other uses0.80text
trouble swallowinginstance ofStudies have shown that treatment success of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy increases with tonsil size.OtherThere is no good evidence for other uses0.80text
and an abnormal voice in childreninstance ofStudies have shown that treatment success of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy increases with tonsil size.OtherThere is no good evidence for other uses0.80text
tonsil stonesinstance ofOtherThere is no good evidence for other uses0.80text

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