Abstract
Results of tonsillectomy in 77 patients consisting mainly of children from October 1998 to September 2001 are reported. The patients were divided into four illness groups: 40 patients with tonsil hypertrophy, 30 with recurrent tonsillitis, 5 with chronic tonsillitis, and 2 with focal tonsillitis. The ages ranged from 1 to 21 years. Sixty percent of the patients were under 6 years of age. Chief complaints were recurrent tonsillitis, snoring and sleep apnea.
A questionnaire survey was performed to investigate the postoperative effects of tonsillectomy on subjective symptoms for 77 patients. Improvement of preoperative subjective symptoms was found in 41 of 42 patients (97.6%). Almost all patients were satisfied with having undergone tonsillectomy.
