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Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus non‐surgical treatment for chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis

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Background Surgical removal of the tonsils, with or without adenoidectomy (adeno‐/tonsillectomy), is a common ENT operation, but the indications for surgery are controversial. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in The Cochrane Library in Issue 3, 1999 and previously updated in 2009.

Objectives To assess the effectiveness of tonsillectomy (with and without adenoidectomy) in children and adults with chronic/recurrent acute ton...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1002/14651858.cd001802.pub3

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Surgical Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-1261-5876


Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews More from this journal
Volume:
2014
Issue:
11
Article number:
CD001802
Publication date:
2014-11-19
Acceptance date:
2014-06-30
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EISSN:
1469-493X
ISSN:
1469-493X


Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:491921
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uuid:4d4c5fcd-1a72-40ae-91f1-14c7732078f1
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pubs:491921
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491921
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2017-02-01
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