Assertion: tonsillectomy | /r/HasProperty | performed in chronic/recurrent cases
Facets:
value: to remove the tonsils
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In chronic/recurrent cases (generally defined as seven episodes of tonsillitis in the preceding year, five episodes in each of the preceding two years or three episodes in each of the preceding three years), or in acute cases where the palatine tonsils become so swollen that swallowing is impaired, a tonsillectomy can be performed to remove the tonsils.