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CO2-Lasertonsillotomy Under Local Anesthesia in Adults
Published on: November 6, 2019
[Relationship between weight and tonsillectomy]
S Verd Vallespir1, L Arboledas González, J Mas de Salva
1Consellería de Sanidad y Seguridad Social, Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares.
Abstract:
1,074 children, aged 11 and 14 years, have been examined. Their height and weight was measured, the %BMI was calculated, and the authors have known about performance of tonsillectomy in the past, in each schoolchild. It was found a significant relationship between tonsillectomy and overweight only in the male aged 14 years. A probability that stress after surgery leads to overweight is discussed.
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