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Comparative Study
. 1978 Apr;92(4):317-23.
doi: 10.1017/s002221510008539x.

Guillotine tonsillectomy: anachronism or pragmatism

A I Kerr, S W Brodie
Comparative Study

Guillotine tonsillectomy: anachronism or pragmatism

A I Kerr et al. J Laryngol Otol. 1978 Apr.

Abstract

The results of a retrospective survey comparing the complications of guillotine tonsillectomy with those of dissection tonsillectomy are given. The problem of tonsil tags and adenoidectomy are discussed and a reappraisal of the indications for guillotine tonsillectomy are considered. We feel that guillotine tonsillectomy should only be carried out in very special circumstances.

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