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The treatment of recurrent tonsillitis in adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. Stafford ,
N. von Haacke ,
A. Sene  and
C. Croft
N. Stafford*
Affiliation:
The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8DA.
N. von Haacke
Affiliation:
The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8DA.
A. Sene
Affiliation:
The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8DA.
C. Croft
Affiliation:
The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8DA.
*
N. Stafford, 3, Market Place, East Finchley, London N2.
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Summary

A prospective study comparing surgical and antibiotic treatment for recurrent tonsillitis in adults suggests that, whilst tonsillectomy is very effective, adequate medical treatment provides an equally good alternative in the majority of patients.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 100 , Issue 2 , February 1986 , pp. 175 - 177
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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