Background: Despite high rates of (adeno) tonsillectomy for upper respiratory infections in
western countries, the medical literature offers the physician little support in deciding which …

Objective To assess the effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in children with mild symptoms
of throat infections or adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Design Open, randomised controlled trial …

Large international differences in (adeno) tonsillectomy rates This article compares recent
paediatric and adolescent (adeno) tonsillectomy (T±Ads) rates in several countries of the …

BACKGROUND: It remains controversial whether pediatric adenotonsillectomy ultimately
results in decreased serum immunoglobulin levels and if so whether such a decrease is …

Objective--To investigate whether the tonsillar flora differ in children with and without
adenotonsillar disease. Material and Methods--Tonsil surface swabs were taken from 218 …

Objectives To determine whether the oropharyngeal microbial flora changes after
adenotonsillectomy (ATY) in children with mild to moderate symptoms of throat infections or …

Objective: Despite the fact that (adeno) tonsillectomy is one of the procedures most
frequently performed on children, studies of current indications are scarce. The purpose of …

Effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy in children with mild symptoms of throat infections or
adenotonsillar hypertrophy: open, randomised controlled trial. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in …

Objective: To determine the effects of adenotonsillectomy as compared with watchful waiting
on the middle ear status of children. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods …

Objective—To compare demographic and disease-specific characteristics of children
included in a trial of the effectiveness of adenotonsillectomy with those of children who …