Pediatr. praxi. 2008;9(6):361-363

CHRONIC TONSILITIS AND INDICATIONS FOR TONSILLECTOMY

doc. MUDr. Ludmila Vyhnánková CSc
ORL specialista, Praha

This article deals with chronic tonsillitis, its symptoms, conservative and surgical treatment – tonsillectomy (TE). The indication is local and overall. Recurrent tonsillitis is the most frequent local indication in children – 75 % (according to the data obtained in past 25 years from evidence based medicine). Tonsilar hypertrophy with subsequent obstruction represents 25 %. An improvement of problems with obstruction occurs in children in 100 % and there is also an increase of growth and an improvement of children’s attention. The less frequent local cause of tonsillectomy indication is parato

Keywords: Key words: children, chronic tonsillitis, indication, tonsillectomy.

Published: January 1, 2009  Show citation

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