http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—For patients with stage I and II primary tonsil carcinoma, radiotherapy after tonsillectomy is associated with improved overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS), compared with radiotherapy after biopsy, according to a study published in the April issue of JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tonsillectomy-pre-radiation-ups-survival-early.html Surgery Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:15:06 EST news285603268 Tonsillectomy may result in fewer severe sore throats and could benefit some adult patients, according to a randomized trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-tonsillectomy-adults-severe-recurrent-sore.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:08 EST news284114305 Tonsillectomy is exceedingly common, with a reported increase in tonsillectomy rates in children younger than 15 years from 287,000 to 530,000 per year over the past decade. Although safe, adenotonsillectomy can result in significant complications, such as aspiration and bleeding. Complications are infrequent, but because tonsillectomy is so common, the absolute number of children experiencing tonsillectomy complications is formidable. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-pre-op-steroids-nausea-significantly-post-op.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:00:03 EST news267807366 Western researchers are sounding an alarm over the danger of giving children pain-killers containing codeine following a tonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-children-deaths-linked-post-tonsillectomy-codeine.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:16:18 EST news253268148 (HealthDay) -- Researchers have identified three previously unreported instances of severe opioid-induced toxicity in children following adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, according to a case report published online April 9 in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-highlights-child-deaths-post-surgery-codeine.html Sleep apnea Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:50:02 EST news253195977 A minimally invasive spine procedure that takes about as much time as a tonsillectomy is an excellent option for some patients who suffer from a painful lower back condition, according to Christopher McPherson, MD, an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and a neurosurgeon with the Mayfield Clinic.    http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-procedure-simple-painful-condition.html Other Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:20:01 EST news229853200 A review of tonsillectomy-technique studies found that some new methods have advantages over traditional methods, but others are equivalent, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-analysis-tonsillectomy-techniques.html Other Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:01:15 EST news227793663 A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, "Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children" will be published as a supplement to the July issue of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. This guideline provides otolaryngologists with evidence-based recommendations for using polysomnography in assessing children, aged 2 to 18 years, with sleep-disordered breathing and who are candidates for tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-polysomnography-sleep-disordered-prior-tonsillectomy-children.html Sleep apnea Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:20:53 EST news227330385 The surgical removal of the appendix and tonsils before the age of 20 was associated with an increased risk of premature heart attack in a large population study performed in Sweden. Tonsillectomy increased the risk by 44% (hazard ratio 1.44) and appendectomy by 33% (HR 1.33). The risk increases were just statistically significant, and were even higher when the tonsils and appendix were both removed. However, there was no risk association evident when the operations were performed in people over the age of 20. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-surgical-tonsils-appendix-early-heart.html Cardiology Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:30:59 EST news226121445