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Effect of Preferred Language on Rate of Postoperative Tonsillectomy Revisit
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.Out of 1143 patients who underwent tonsillectomy, 168 (14.7%) revisited an emergency department or urgent care within 30 days of surgery. Older patients, non‐English‐speaking patients, and patients with non‐English‐speaking parents were more likely to revisit. Time to revisit did not differ by language or indication for revisit.
Chloe Marie Jones +3 more
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A comparison between cold dissection tonsillectomy with harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: This study aimed to compare operation time, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative pain between cold dissection tonsillectomy and harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy.
Ebrahim Karimi +5 more
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Characterizing Post Tonsillectomy Respiratory Complications in Patients Under Three
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To characterize the postoperative respiratory complications in children < 3 years old who underwent tonsillectomy. Methods Retrospective chart review of patients < 3 years old at time of tonsillectomy. Demographics, comorbidities, polysomnography results, intraoperative factors, and postoperative respiratory complications ...
Nathan E. Lu +4 more
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OBSERVATIONS ON TONSILLECTOMY [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1899 There is yet a lamentable uncertainty and want of precision in the terms used generally by the profession in reference to the pharynx and larynx, this, too, notwithstanding the great amount that has been written and spoken on this particular subject. Such indiscriminate use of terms is not alone by the general practitioner, but in many cases by those ...
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Taste disorders after tonsillectomy: a long-term follow-up
, 2012 In a former study, taste disturbances after tonsillectomy seemed to be more frequent than expected. Eight percent of patients reported subjective taste disorders 6 months after tonsillectomy.
Hoermann, Karl +11 more
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How I Do It: Nasoseptal Flap for Reconstruction of Isolated Soft Palate Defect
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.A vascularized nasoseptal flap (NSF) provides a novel transnasal option for repairing soft palatal fistulas when traditional transoral flaps have failed or are unavailable, potentially avoiding the morbidity of regional or free tissue transfer. In the current patient who had an 8 × 6 mm soft palatal fistula, the NSF was harvested from the septum and ...
Vincent M. Desiato +3 more
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, 2020 BACKGROUND Post-tonsillectomy bleeding is the most frequent complication of tonsillectomy. Inherited platelet function disorders have an estimated prevalence of 1 per cent.
Thomson, B J +3 more
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Impact of tonsillectomy on irritable bowel syndrome: A nationwide population-based cohort study.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Tonsillectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure worldwide; however, the possible long-term consequences have not been fully explored. The tonsils are secondary lymphoid tissue providing a defensive barrier against pathogens.
Meng-Che Wu +3 more
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Pediatric Epiglottopexy: A Scoping Review of Indications, Techniques, Outcomes, and Complications
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.This scoping review synthesizes the indications, techniques, outcomes, and complications of pediatric epiglottopexy across 24 studies comprising 371 patients from ten countries. Epiglottopexy, most often performed alongside supraglottoplasty, was associated with favorable respiratory and swallowing outcomes, though the evidence base consists ...
Karim Estephan, Mathieu Bergeron
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Aphasic status epilepticus due to Epstein–Barr virus meningoencephalitis – A clinical vignette
Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Gemma Bassani +6 more
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