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Assessment of recurrent fever among children undergoing tonsillectomy.
BMC Pediatr
December 2024
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
Background: Recurrent tonsillitis is a common indication for tonsillectomy in children and has phenotypic overlap with periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome. We sought to characterize symptoms associated with PFAPA among children undergoing tonsillectomy.
Methods: Parents/guardians of children undergoing tonsillectomy at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital over a six-week period were queried regarding symptoms of recurrent fever.
Perioperative Use of Systemic Steroids Within Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Evidence-Based Guidance for Clinicians.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ochsner Health, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Objective: To review and synthesize the available evidence for use of perioperative systemic steroids for otolaryngologic surgical procedures.
Data Sources: A comprehensive literature review with evidence-informed recommendations.
Review Methods: Databases were queried for medical subject heading terms and keywords related to perioperative systemic corticosteroids use for comprehensive otolaryngology and subspecialty procedures including otologic, sinonasal, sleep, laryngeal, head and neck, facial plastics, and pediatric surgery.
[A foreign body discovered incidentally during a tonsillectomy].
Mali Med
November 2024
CHU Gabriel Toure, Bamako, Mali.
Article Synopsis
- A 7-year-old child experienced chronic painful swallowing (odynophagia) that didn't improve despite various treatments and medications.
- Examination revealed swollen tonsils that obstructed the throat, leading to a decision to perform tonsillectomy.
- During the surgery, doctors unexpectedly discovered a large fishbone lodged in the child's right tonsil, but after the procedure, the child recovered well over a 12-month follow-up.
Short-Term Outcomes of Tonsillectomy in Large Paediatric Case Series.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
ENT Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo University Childrens Hospital, Al Inshaa WA Al Munirah, El Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Governorate, Cairo, 4262010 Egypt.
Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed procedure in pediatric ENT departments worldwide. To comprehensively evaluate the morbidity associated with tonsillectomy techniques and potential factors that impact outcomes The present study examined the entirety of pediatric patients who underwent tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy at CUCH during the years 2021 and 2022. Comprehensive scrutiny was conducted on admissions and readmission data, which encompassed hospital episode statistics, operative notes, patient questionnaires, and electronic records.
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Cureus
October 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Introduction Tonsillectomy is the most common surgery in otorhinolaryngology worldwide, with many indications in adults and children. Traditionally, all tonsillectomy specimens are routinely submitted for histopathological examination, even in the absence of clinical suspicion of malignancy. This practice has been debated due to its resource implications and the low yield of malignancy in routine cases.
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