Indication of Adult Tonsillectomy & Postoperative Complication According to Indications | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 25, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 77-81 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ammar Hadi Khammas; Haider Wahab Alsarhan; Mohammed Redef Dawood; Mohammed Rhida Hasan Alshubar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Tonsillectomy remains the most common surgical procedure in field of otolaryngology, and it has a wide range of techniques, indications and complications. Aim of the study: To determine the indications of adult tonsillectomy and the postoperative complications in relation to each indication. Patients and methods: A prospective study of 180 adult patients aged 18-70 years underwent tonsillectomy kept under close observation for analysis. Results: In the study, the most common indication of surgery was acute recurrent tonsillitis (74%), upper airway obstruction (11.1%), suspected neoplasm (8.8) and post-quinsy (5.5%) respectively. The incidence of complications varies according to the indication, patients underwent tonsillectomy for acute recurrent tonsillitis had increased incidence of postoperative bleeding and uvular edema, while patients underwent tonsillectomy for upper airway obstruction had increased incidence of prolonged hospitalization and dyspnea. Key words: Tonsillectomy, tonsillitis, adult tonsillectomy | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Tonsillectomy; tonsillitis; adult tonsillectomy | ||
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