Tonsillectomy

Powered intracapsular tonsillectomy in the management of recurrent tonsillitis.

Schmidt R, Herzog A, Cook S, O'Reilly R, Deutsch E, Reilly J.

Source

Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA. rschmidt@nemours.org

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To compare intracapsular tonsillectomy (IT) and traditional tonsillectomy (TT) in treating recurrent adenotonsillitis or streptococcal pharyngitis.

DESIGN:

Retrospective chart review.

SETTING:

Tertiary care pediatric referral center.

RESULTS:

Of 166 patients who met all inclusion criteria, 117 received TT and 49 received IT. Seventeen TT patients and 8 IT patients were treated at least once postoperatively for streptococcal pharyngitis or tonsillitis. The mean number of infections after surgery in each group did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.295).

CONCLUSION:

There was no difference between the IT and TT groups in postoperative infection rates.