Tuesday 6 January 2015

Immediate Adenotonsillectomy in childrens result in good outcome

Tonsillectomy: A tonsillectomy is the surgery to remove the Tonsils.

Adenotonsillectomy: Adenotonsillectomy is the surgical removal of both adenoids and tonsils.

The main reasons for Adenotonsillectomy are:
1. Disordered breathing at nights (Sleep disordered breathing)
2. Tonsillitis and chronic tonsillitis and
3. Obstructed breathing.

    Tonsils and adenoids are the lumps of  tissues that formed at the neck reasons and other parts of body. Tonsils present at either sides of the back of the throat.
Adenoids present at the back of the nose where nose and throat meets. We cant see the adenoids without usage of special instrument.
   
     Tonsils and adenoids are generally larger in children and become smaller in adults by shrinking. They are the part of immune system and there is no harm to the immune system if they removed by surgery. So in several children the tonsils are removed in case of infection at early stages of age.

Problems of tonsillitis:
If tonsils and adenoids become enlarged they cause narrowing of airways.
Children face breathing problem at the time of sleeping.
Swallowing difficulty.
Pain at neck reasons.

Enlarged tonsils

Tonsillitis


Reasons for Adenotonsillectomy:
For recurrent acute tonsillitis
For sleep disordered breathing.

Benefits of Adenotonsillectomy:
Children who are suffering from tonsillitis have elevated obstructive apnea-hypopnea indices and more persists desaturations below 80%. They require frequently supplemental oxygen for survival. But after completion of surgery children do not need supplemental oxygen. Patients recover with in 10 to 15 days after surgery.

Tonsillectomy
Every parent need to aware about tonsillitis. They need to know about symptoms, signs, causes and when one have to go for surgery for surgery.




an adenotonsillectomy is an operation to remove both the adenoids and tonsils - See more at: http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tonsillectomy-and-adenotonsillectomy#sthash.anpKlFmo.dpuf
a tonsillectomy is an operation to remove the tonsils - See more at: http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tonsillectomy-and-adenotonsillectomy#sthash.anpKlFmo.dpuf
a tonsillectomy is an operation to remove the tonsils - See more at: http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tonsillectomy-and-adenotonsillectomy#sthash.anpKlFmo.dpuf
a tonsillectomy is an operation to remove the tonsils - See more at: http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tonsillectomy-and-adenotonsillectomy#sthash.anpKlFmo.dpuf
a tonsillectomy is an operation to remove the tonsils - See more at: http://www.kidshealth.org.nz/tonsillectomy-and-adenotonsillectomy#sthash.anpKlFmo.dpuf

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