But tonsillar tissue also includes the lingual tonsil (located in the base of the tongue), tubal tonsils, and the adenoid tonsil (often just called adenoids). “Collectively, these are referred ...

Individuals who had undergone surgical removal of tonsils or adenoids (exposed persons) were compared to matched unrelated unexposed individuals (population-matched cohort [83,957 exposed and ...

The investigators randomly assigned half of the children with these issues to have their tonsils and adenoids removed, and the other half to undergo ‘watchful waiting’ over a 12 month period.

Though chances of recurrence are very less after surgery, adenoids usually recur in cases of incomplete removal especially if done at very early age of 1-2 years. Tonsils, with other lymphoid ...