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Tonsillectomy versus non-surgical treatment for chronic / recurrent acute tonsillitis.

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Title
Tonsillectomy versus non-surgical treatment for chronic / recurrent acute tonsillitis.
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, January 2000
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd001802
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Authors

Burton, M J, Towler, B, Glasziou, P, Burton, Martin J, Glasziou, Paul P

Abstract

Surgical removal of the tonsils (tonsillectomy) is a common but controversial ENT operation. To determine the effect of tonsillectomy in patients with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis. Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Medline, Embase, bibliographies. Randomised controlled trials comparing tonsillectomy with non-surgical treatment in adults and children with chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis. Trials which included reduction in the number and severity of tonsillitis and sore throat as main outcome measures. Two authors applied the inclusion/exclusion criteria independently. No trials evaluating the effectiveness of tonsillectomy in adults were identified. Two trials from Pittsburgh assessed tonsillectomy in children. Significant baseline differences between the surgical and non-surgical groups and the inclusion of children who also underwent adenoidectomy prevent firm conclusions being drawn from the fully published trial. Limited and insufficient information is available from the second study; further details are awaited. The effectiveness of tonsillectomy has not been formally evaluated. Further trials addressing relevant outcome measure are required.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 12 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 3 25%
Other 1 8%
Lecturer 1 8%
Librarian 1 8%
Professor 1 8%
Other 3 25%
Unknown 2 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 6 50%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 8%
Unknown 3 25%