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CO2-Lasertonsillotomy Under Local Anesthesia in Adults
Published on: November 6, 2019
[Tonsillar asymmetry in adults: review of the literature and management algorithm]
Louis Noël1, Karma Lambercy1, Yann Litzistorf1
1Service d'ORL et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Département de chirurgie, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
Abstract:
Tonsillar asymmetry is both a common clinical finding and a potential sign of cancer. The diagnosis of the latter requires tonsillectomy, which is associated with two weeks off work and post-operative risk of bleeding, which ranges between 1.5 and 15% of the cases. Thus, it is crucial to determine which patients can be followed clinically and which ones will need a diagnostic tonsillectomy. This article provides a review of the literature on tonsillar asymmetry in the adult population and an algorithm for its management.
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