The series published during the last 30 years show a clear shift in the indications of tonsillectomy. Sleep-disordered breathing is now the main reason for TA in children. All studies published in the last few years show this trend, which is even more obvious in children under 3 years of age, where OSAS reaches 90–100% of indications. In older children, infections are more frequent indications for TA
Having a closer look at the history of tonsillectomy, it becomes quickly clear that barely any other ENT surgery has undergone so many changes regarding the frequency, indication and technique as tonsillectomy did.
比较CO2-laser tonsillotomy 与conventional tonsillectomies 术后6年旳成果
6年前旳41 OSAS 小儿, 9 - 15 岁,进行CO2laser (n = 21)或conventional (n = 20). 此次随 访旳全部病例曾在术后6个月和1年随访过