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J. B. H. WARING, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1930;12(1):31-38.

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Tonsillectomy is by far the most common surgical operation. I shall not, however, attempt to describe the various modern methods of dealing with pathologic tonsils. From a standpoint of efficiency and the comfort of the patient, I prefer surgical enucleation at one operation to electrocoagulation or electrodesiccation, which may require repeated treatments over a period of weeks.

Perfect enucleation of the tonsils is difficult in many instances, despite the somewhat general idea of the laity that this is a very minor operation capable of performance by almost any physician. Perhaps this erroneous impression has been handed down from the old tonsillotomy days, and it is difficult to educate the public to the correct point of view. Unfortunately, many physicians have the same erroneous impression. The operation should be regarded in its true light as a major surgical operation to be performed best only in a well equipped hospital . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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CINCINNATI

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, April 10, 1930.

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