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Tonsillectomy Complications in Adults: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study of National Health Service Patients in England Using Hospital Episode Statistics. [PDF]

open access: yesClin Otolaryngol
Powell S   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Clinical case-control study of the proprioceptive innervation of the pharynx in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. [PDF]

open access: yesBraz J Otorhinolaryngol
Dantas GL   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tonsillitis, Tonsillectomy and Hodgkin's Lymphoma

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, 2010
It has been debated whether the reported increased risk of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) after tonsillectomy could be due to some underlying factor rather than the surgery itself.
Mads Melbye   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Immunological Aspects of Tonsils and of Tonsillitis

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1988
The human tonsils are responsible for the final antigen-induced differentiation of B-cells to plasma cells. Their main function could be the expansion of memory IgA-B-cells, allowing J-chain expression and final differentiation under secondary signals.
H P, Zenner, F X, Brunner
openaire   +2 more sources

Vitamin D Levels in Children With Recurrent Tonsillitis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2011
Aim: Although recurrent tonsillitis can be the consequence of defects in immune system, the exact etiology of recurrent tonsillitis is not clear. In this study, our aim was to determine the serum vitamin D levels and vitamin D receptor polymorphism among
Mehmet Faruk Oktay   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Immunohistological Studies on Tonsils of Recurrent Tonsillitis and Tonsils with Focal Infections

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1988
In this study, two experiments were made to investigate the immunological pathogenesis of PPP, a skin disease of so-called focal infections. One was the immunohistological study on tonsils with PPP and recurrent tonsillitis. In the investigation, monoclonal antibodies against T lymphocytes and anti-immunoglobulin antibodies were used to reveal the ...
K, Kuki, T, Tabata
openaire   +2 more sources

Tonsillitis

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice
Acute tonsillitis is a common illness that affects patients of all ages but the risk of complication increases with the young. Tonsillitis commonly presents with a sore throat and difficulty swallowing and will often have swelling of the tonsils with exudate on physical examination.
Van Tuong Ngoc, Nguyen   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Tonsillitis.

BMJ clinical evidence, 2014
The definition of severe recurrent throat infections is arbitrary, but recent criteria have defined severe tonsillitis as: five or more episodes of true tonsillitis a year; symptoms for at least 1 year; and episodes that are disabling and prevent normal functioning.
Georgalas, Christos C.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Anisakiasis of the tonsils

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 1996
AbstractA six-year-old Indian girl presenting with clinical features of chronic recurrent tonsillitis, had a tonsillectomy. Histopathology revealed a cross-section of an Anisakis worm in the tonsil. This report documents a new location in the human host for this rare parasite.
D, Bhargava   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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