Publications by authors named "Luis Amando Garcia-Gonzalez"
Recurrent tonsillitis in adults is a common ENT disease. The current standard treatment is tonsillectomy. However, continuous prophylaxis with antibiotics has been prescribed in order to avoid tonsillectomy.
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- Tumours in the parapharyngeal space are rare, accounting for only 0.5% of head and neck cancers, and this study reviews the diagnosis and treatment experiences of 51 surgically treated patients from 1984 to 2006.
- The majority (70%) of the tumours were benign, with pleomorphic adenoma being the most common type, while 30% were malignant, including paragangliomas and neurogenic tumours.
- Surgical removal is generally successful with a low rate of complications, utilizing various approaches, with the transcervical method being the most common.