- Joined
- Sep 16, 2008
- Messages
- 3,005
- Reaction score
- 2,486
Hi, quick question:
Do you guys generally recommend tonsillectomy in kids with very large---say kissing tonsils, almost obscuring the airway---who are completely asymptomatic? (no recurrent infections, no known OSA, no known airway difficulties? In other words, is severe tonsillar hypertrophy in and of itself (in the absence of anything else) and indication for a tonsillectomy in kids?
Thanks,
Do you guys generally recommend tonsillectomy in kids with very large---say kissing tonsils, almost obscuring the airway---who are completely asymptomatic? (no recurrent infections, no known OSA, no known airway difficulties? In other words, is severe tonsillar hypertrophy in and of itself (in the absence of anything else) and indication for a tonsillectomy in kids?
Thanks,