Taste function evaluation after tonsillectomy: a prospective study of 60 patients

Tonsillectomy is regarded as a safe procedure, with post-operative taste disturbances rarely reported. The aim of this study was to access taste function after tonsillectomy in a series of 60 patients. Sixty patients (age range 14–40 years; mean 24.4 years; median 21 years; STD 7.7 years), 24 males...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2010-09, Vol.267 (9), p.1403-1407
Hauptverfasser:	Stathas, Theodoros, Mallis, Antonios, Naxakis, Stephanos, Mastronikolis, Nicholas S., Gkiogkis, Georgios, Xenoudakis, Dimitrios, Armenakis, Nikolaos S., Goumas, Panos D.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Cross-Sectional Studies Female Glossopharyngeal Nerve Injuries Greece Head and Neck Surgery Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Incidence Laryngology Lingual Nerve Injuries Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neurosurgery Otorhinolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - etiology Prospective Studies Recurrence Risk Factors Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract Taste Disorders - diagnosis Taste Disorders - epidemiology Taste Disorders - etiology Tonsillectomy - methods Tonsillitis - surgery Young Adult
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