Tonsillectomy in adults-to do or not to do

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Orlando Guntinas-Lichius. Lancet. 2023.

. 2023 Jun 17;401(10393):2015-2017.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00673-6. Epub 2023 May 17.

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jena University Hospital, 07747 Jena, Germany. Electronic address: orlando.guntinas@med.uni-jena.de.

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Conflict of interest statement

OG-L is the President of the German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head, and Neck Surgery and lead investigator of the TOTO trial.

Conservative management versus tonsillectomy in adults with recurrent acute tonsillitis in the UK (NATTINA): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial.
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