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 ...

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 ...

This nerve also supplies to certain parts of the ear, which would explain why patients complain of ear pain after tonsillectomy. The adenoids are lymphoid tissue at the back of the nose in the ...

Children who have undergone tonsillectomy, a surgery that is performed ... when both the tonsils and structures called adenoids are removed, is now performed on a few hundred thousand children ...

in children for post-tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy pain). Avoid in adolescents 12–18yrs with conditions associated with hypoventilation (eg, post-op status, obstructive sleep apnea ...