In some cases—most often in children—a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (surgical removal of the adenoids) are performed simultaneously. This surgery is dubbed a T&A. This article explains when ...

UPPP is a medical abbreviation for uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, a surgery that involves removing the soft tissue at the back of ...

It usually lasts about 30-45 minutes. Tonsils are removed alone, though sometimes if found to be inflamed and infectious the adenoids are to be removed much in the same procedure using a using an ...

For children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with nocturnal enuresis (NE), the remission rate of NE is more than hal ...

Children who have undergone tonsillectomy ... Nearly half of them have the surgery because enlarged tonsils and adenoids block the flow of air through their throat and impair their ability ...

102 children were assigned to an adenoidectomy or control group randomly, and 116 according to parental preference, and all were followed closely. Standardized antimicrobial regimens were used for ...