... was the reason why parents asked for the procedure. During the preantibiotic era, scarlet fever was feared since potential heart or kidney complications were life-threatening. The technique used before 1900 was tonsillotomy since neither a fingernail, snare nor the later ʼguillotineʼ were used extracapsularly...

.... On this occasion, a consensus paper with clear recommendations for tonsil surgery was released by the Austrian Societies of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Paediatrics followed by a nationwide multicentre study. Methods: All consecutive tonsillectomies, tonsillotomies and adenoidectomies performed...

... tonsillectomy technique and pain outcomes should be conducted using a standard protocol to allow for accurate comparisons between numerous techniques. 23 04 2007 3 07 2007 23 11 2007 Tonsillectomy techniques Postoperative pain Tonsillotomy Tonsillectomy, randomized controlled trials...

... with a discussion of its advantages, potential limitations and areas of future research. 23 04 2007 7 03 2007 23 11 2007 Tonsillectomy Tonsillotomy Microdebrider Partial tonsillectomy Intracapsular tonsillectomy ORL 2007;69:358 363 DOI: 10.1159/000108368 Microdebrider Intracapsular...