An Ontario hospital that paused tonsil and adenoid surgeries after the deaths of two children it had treated is set to resume ...

Ontario's privacy commissioner ordered Hamilton Health Services to hand over records after two kids died following tonsil ...

For children with OSA with NE, the remission rate of NE is more than half for those undergoing adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy.

The investigators randomly assigned half of the children with these issues to have their tonsils and adenoids removed, and the other half to undergo ‘watchful waiting’ over a 12 month period.

It usually lasts about 30-45 minutes. Tonsils are removed alone, though sometimes if found to be inflamed and infectious the adenoids are to be removed much in the same procedure using a using an ...

For children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with nocturnal enuresis (NE), the remission rate of NE is more than half for those undergoing adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy, according to a review ...

102 children were assigned to an adenoidectomy or control group randomly, and 116 according to parental preference, and all were followed closely. Standardized antimicrobial regimens were used for ...

Most of us only become aware of our tonsils if they’re swollen or infected. But these masses of lymphatic tissue in the mouth and throat are important immunological gatekeepers at the start of ...