Researchers led by a team at UT Southwestern Medical Center have created a statistical model to identify standards for typical, high, or low rates of bleeding after pediatric tonsillectomies. The ...

A 10-year study from Flinders University has found "shrinking" tonsils results in far less pain and bleeding than a full tonsillectomy. The research paper, published this month in the Australian and ...

Within hours of having her tonsils out last February, Zelda Williams was home eating noodles by the bowlful. The then 3-year-old had a new kind of tonsil surgery, called intracapsular tonsillectomy, ...

The authors note that tonsillectomy is a common procedure in the United States, with about 186,000 procedures performed annually. Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pain, and bleeding are the ...

When children have their tonsils removed, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used for pain relief with no significant increase in bleeding and with less nausea and vomiting, according to a ...

June 1, 2010 — Tonsillectomy techniques differ in complication rates, according to the results of a case-control study and chart review reported in the June 2010 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck ...

Despite a warning by the FDA regarding the significant safety risks of opioids, a new study published in the journal Pediatrics finds that 1 in 20 children were still prescribed codeine after having a ...

A 10-year study from Flinders University has found 'shrinking' tonsils results in far less pain and bleeding than a full tonsillectomy. Children who had their tonsils reduced with a small portion left ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 4-year-old son has had many episodes of painful sore throats, and his doctor recommended that his tonsils be removed. Why do kids have more trouble with their tonsils? Is there a ...

Sixty percent of privately insured children undergoing tonsil removal received opioids -- with average prescriptions lasting about six to 10 days -- a new study finds. Sixty percent of privately ...