 Tonsillectomy
"Tonsillectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Surgical removal of a tonsil or tonsils. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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D014068
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.580.848
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| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tonsillectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Miller BJ, Tracy M, Nicklaus P, Arganbright JM. Assessing the effect of a standardized family history bleeding questionnaire on tonsillectomy outcomes in pediatric patients. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Nov; 198:112554.
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Ojeaga M, Nieves AB, Nguyen A, Williamson A, Noel-MacDonnell J, Tracy M, Arganbright J, Khalifee E. Nebulized Tranexamic Acid for the Control of Pediatric Post-tonsillectomy Hemorrhage. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Aug; 195:112448.
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Allred CM, Dahl JP, Parikh S, Wang X, Bonilla-Velez J. Effect of Race, Ethnicity, and Language on Adenotonsillectomy Outcomes in Pediatric Otolaryngology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Jul; 173(1):237-242.
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Chiem JL, Franz AM, Hansen EE, Verma ST, Stanzione TF, Bezzo LK, Richards MJ, Parikh SR, Dahl JP, Low DK, Martin LD. Optimizing pediatric tonsillectomy outcomes with an opioid sparing anesthesia protocol: Learning and continuously improving with real-world data. Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 Nov; 34(11):1087-1094.
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Amin SN, Parikh SR, Sie KC, Dahl JP. Reply to Letter Regarding "Avoiding Routine Opioids Prescriptions After Tonsillectomy in Children". Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Sep; 171(3):931-932.
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Ehsan Z, Ishman SL, Soghier I, Almeida FR, Boudewyns A, Camacho M, Carno MA, Coppelson K, Ersu RH, Ho ATN, Kaditis AG, Machado AJ, Mitchell RB, Resnick CM, Swaggart K, Verhulst S. Management of Persistent, Post-adenotonsillectomy Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 02 01; 209(3):248-261.
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Feldman RM, O'Reilly-Shah V, Dahl JP, Siu J, Newby M, Sutherland TN, Parikh SR, Jiang T, Franz A. Impact of Ketorolac on Reoperation for Hemorrhage After Pediatric Tonsillectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Propensity-Matched Study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Mar; 170(3):928-936.
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Ishman SL, Maturo S, Schwartz S, McKenna M, Baldassari CM, Bergeron M, Chernobilsky B, Ehsan Z, Gagnon L, Liu YC, Smith DF, Stanley J, Zalzal H, Dhepyasuwan N. Expert Consensus Statement: Management of Pediatric Persistent Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Adenotonsillectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 02; 168(2):115-130.
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Black K, Brenn BR, Gaedigk A, Wanderer JP, Van Driest SL. Pediatric CYP2D6 metabolizer status and post-tonsillectomy nausea and vomiting after ondansetron. Clin Transl Sci. 2023 02; 16(2):269-278.
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Arganbright JM, Hankey PB, Tracy M, Narayanan S, Noel-MacDonnell J, Ingram D. Tonsillectomy in Children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. Genes (Basel). 2022 11 23; 13(12).
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