Assertion: tonsillectomy | /r/HasProperty | performed
Facets:
value: commonly
type: DEGREE
value: less frequently than
type: DEGREE
value: statistically
type: MANNER
value: occasionally
type: DEGREE
value: due to tonsillitis
type: CAUSE
value: unnecessarily
type: MANNER
value: if
type: DEGREE
value: due to tonsillar hypertrophy
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Tonsillectomies are commonly performed due to tonsillar hypertrophy or tonsillitis.
text: Symptoms & Causes The most common reason that a tonsillectomy is preformed is due to repeated tonsillitis.
text: A tonsillectomy is performed if the patient has recurrent sore throats or throat infections, or if the tonsils have become so swollen that the patient has trouble breathing or swallowing.
text: This resulted in a concern within the medical community that too many tonsillectomies were being performed unnecessarily.
text: This questionnaire included information regarding age, occupation (officer housewife, student, or other); existence of allergic diseases (asthma, allergic rhinitis, drug hypersensitivity food allergy urticaria-angioedema, or venom allergy); and the age at diagnosis; if tonsillectomy was performed, at what age and the reason of removal; if adenoidectomywas performed, at what age and the reason of removal; presence of other diseases (nasal polyp, sinusitis, or upper respiratory tract infection); history of atopy; and any relative suffering any allergic diseases.
text: Tonsillectomy may be performed if:
text: Occasionally, a tonsillectomy may be performed to treat cancer.
text: Why is tonsillectomy performed?
text: A tonsillectomy may also be performed to acutely treat a peritonsillar abscess.
text: When should a tonsillectomy be performed?
text: Tonsillectomies are performed to remove tonsils if they have started to become particularly vulnerable to infection and inflammation.
text: More than 400,000 tonsillectomies are performed
text: Although tonsillectomy is performed less frequently than in the 1950s, it remains one of the most common surgical procedures in children in the United States.
text: The post nasal space may be packed with swabs to achieve hemostasis while a tonsillectomy is performed.
text: A tonsillectomy is performed if the patient has recurrent sore throats or throat infections, or if the tonsils have become so swollen that the patient has trouble breathing or swallowing.
text: Recurrent infections or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in sleep-disordered children are among the reasons that a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy may be performed.
text: There are many reasons that tonsillectomies are performed, to include recurring tonsil infections, peritonsillar abscesses (a severe tonsil infection that spreads), obstructive sleep apnea, tonsilloliths with halitosis (tonsil stones causing bad breath) and in rare cases for cancer diagnosis and/or treatment.
text: How many infections are recommended before a tonsillectomy is performed?
text: When is a tonsillectomy or an adenotonsillectomy performed?
text: Before the tonsillectomy is performed, a person's doctor might as them to have blood testing such as a complete blood count, or tests to check their electrolytes or clotting factors.
text: A tonsillectomy can be performed when the following problems occur:
text: A tonsillectomy may be performed if strep throat reoccurs.
text: A tonsillectomy may be performed if strep throat reoccurs.
text: Tonsillectomy is performed to treat the inflammation and infection due to bacteria and viruses in the throat, the condition also known as tonsillitis.
text: Another reason a tonsillectomy may be performed is to improve bodily functions that are hindered by enlarged tonsils.
text: A tonsillectomy may be performed if you constantly suffer from tonsillitis, a condition involving inflammation or infection of your tonsils.
text: Where a tonsillectomy is performed also affects the total cost of the procedure.
text: You can find list of hospitals in Bengaluru where tonsillectomy is performed here.
text: But... no matter how good you are, if enough tonsillectomies are performed, statistically, a significant bleed after tonsillectomy will occur at some point no matter how well the surgery was performed due to factors beyond the surgeon's control.
text: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, or T&A as it is commonly called, go together since in olden days whenever a tonsillectomy was performed, the adenoids were removed as well.
text: A tonsillectomy, or the surgical removal of the tonsils, was performed much more commonly a few years back than it is now.
text: The one thing that you can almost always expect after a tonsillectomy is performed is pain.