Recurrent Tonsillitis in Adults

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Authors

Götz Senska · Marienhospital Gelsenkirchen

Stefanie Ellermann · Essen University Hospital

Stefan Ernst · Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie

Hildegard Lax · Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie

Abstract

Although this study had a number of limitations (small size, retrospective design, short follow-up), it was able to show that tonsillectomy for adults with recurrent tonsillitis improves health and quality of life and reduces the need to consume medical resources.

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Otolaryngology and Infectious Diseases Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

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Published in: Deutsches Ärzteblatt international

Volume 107, Issue 36, pp. 622-8

DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0622

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Recurrent Tonsillitis in Adults

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