AUSTIN -- One of the most common and yet painful oral surgeries is a tonsillectomy. Now a new device is allowing doctors to greatly minimize the discomfort and the downtime. Austin resident Evie Ellis ...
Editor's note: This article orginially appeared on the UNC Health Talk blog. In the 1960s and early 1970s, it was practically a rite of passage: School-age children in the U.S. routinely had their ...
Tonsillectomy in adults is a safe procedure, showing low rates of mortality and complications, according to new research published online January 30 in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. "Adult ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old son has had many episodes of painful sore throats, and his doctor recommended that his tonsils be removed. Why do kids have more trouble with their tonsils? Is there a ...
Background and objective: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are effective analgesics but their use during tonsillectomy is controversial because of the risk of postoperative bleeding. The aim of ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old son has had many episodes of painful sore throats, and his doctor recommended that his tonsils be removed. Why do kids have more trouble with their tonsils? Is there a ...
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