Tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy? A systematic review for paediatric sleep-disordered breathing

Tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy? A systematic review for paediatric sleep-disordered breathing

Recent evidence has challenged the practice of tonsillectomy in children with sleep-disordered breathing. Tonsillotomy (subtotal/partial/intracapsular tonsillectomy) has been proposed as an alternative with equivalent effectiveness and decreased post-operative morbidity, thus improving cost-effectiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2017-12, Vol.103, p.41-50
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Lai-Ying, Zhong, Laurie, David, Michael, Cervin, Anders
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Intracapsular tonsillectomy
Morbidity
Paediatric sleep-disordered breathing
Subtotal tonsillectomy
Tonsillectomy
Tonsillotomy
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Zusammenfassung:Recent evidence has challenged the practice of tonsillectomy in children with sleep-disordered breathing. Tonsillotomy (subtotal/partial/intracapsular tonsillectomy) has been proposed as an alternative with equivalent effectiveness and decreased post-operative morbidity, thus improving cost-effectiveness. To systematically review the literature comparing clinical efficacy, post-operative morbidity, and cost-effectiveness of tonsillotomy and tonsillectomy in paediatric (
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.10.008