Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

A study on post–operative Complications of tonsillectomy

Dr Sahni D K, Dr Unnikrishnan T

Abstract :

 

Tonsils are a pair of lymphoid organs located in the oral cavity on either sides between the two pharyngeal pillars, the anterior and posterior pharyngeal pillars in a fossa called the tonsillar fossa. Also called as Palatine tonsil it is a part of Waldeyer’s ring that form a ring of lymphoid system around the entry of aero–digestive pathway and is involved with immune functions. They form a part of the body first line defence mechanism guarding the oral cavity.  Because of their function and location they are frequently subjected to infection which is majority of the times self–limiting. Tonsils get involved in various conditions causing their enlargement can cause medical problems for which tonsillectomy is indicated. One hundred patients were selected who were operated for tonsillitis and this was taken in as the sample size.

This study was done in the Department of ENT, Travancore Medical College, Kollam

This study was done from June 2016 to May 2017 .

Haemorrhage is the commonest and most feared complication as in any other surgery.  Haemorrhage can be intraoperative or it can be primary haemorrhage (2–3%) when it occurs within 24hours following surgery.

It is quite a safe procedure and is one of the best modes of treatment available. The complications are rare but not impossible.

This study is intended to help understand the paediatrician’s role pre and post tonsillectomy procedure, what dangerous can be routinely encountered and what are the different measures that can be undertaken.

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Dr Sahni D K, Dr Unnikrishnan T, A study on post–operative Complications of tonsillectomy, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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