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Tonsillectomies Often Unnecessary Says Study
A five year study from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh presented at the American Academy of ENT meeting warns tonsillectomies are frequently overused due to parental and grandparent pressure. It cites a 73.8 percent drop in surgeries after doctors began stricter evaluation and outlines criteria for surgery including repeated infections and specific clinical signs.
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Las Vegas
Childen
American Academy of Eve
Childrens Hospital of
Pittsburgh
Jack L. Paradise
Childrens Hospital