Type of Surgery
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Last updated: 11/24/2009
There are no alternatives to surgical removal of the tonsils. Drug therapy may be used for recurrent infections involving the tonsils.
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A tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure in which the tonsils are removed. Sometimes the adenoids are removed at the same time.
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Adenoid surgery is very safe, but every operation and anaesthetic has a small risk. This is much the same as the risks of everyday life. For example, crossing the road, driving a car, flying in a plane.
-P H Jones
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