A study of the relationship of the absence of tonsils to the incidence of bulbar poliomyelitis

Weinstein, Louis; Vogel, Martin; Weinstein, Norman W.

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(54)80086-2

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“…Several subsequent studies have demonstrated that about twice as many children who underwent tonsillectomy did develop Hodgkin's lymphoma, but none demonstrated any causal relation 91 . Claims of increased polio risk after tonsillectomy have never been validated 92 …”

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Complications of Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Randall

Hoffer

1998

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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Adenotonsillectomy is generally safe surgery, but surgeons should be cognizant of potential complications and be prepared to manage them. Postoperative hemorrhage usually responds to local measures or cautery but can be life-threatening. Preoperative screening of coagulation profiles appears unnecessary. Anesthetic risks have declined with modern techniques, but airway risks, aspiration, and pulmonary edema are possible. Nasopharyngeal valving may be altered by velopharyngeal incompetence or nasopharyngeal stenosis. Sore throat, otalgia, fever, dehydration, and uvular edema are more common postoperative complaints. Less common complications include atlantoaxial subluxation, mandible condyle fracture, infection, eustachian tube injury, and psychological trauma. The prevalence, management, and strategies for avoidance of these are discussed.

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Section: Miscellaneous and Unusual Complicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Complications of Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Randall

Hoffer

1998

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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“…The second hypothesis, namely, that tonsillectomy at any previous time, i.e., the absence of tonsils, predisposes to the bulbar form of poliomyelitis, is not so easily explained. Nevertheless, the association has received confirmation from several investigators (Lucchesi and LaBoccetta, 1944;Top, 1952;Southcott, 1953;Weinstein, et al, 1954).…”

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“…The most recent study is that of Anderson and Rondeau (1954) (Top, 1952;Weinstein, et al, 1954;Lucchesi and LaBoccetta, 1944). Thus, Anderson and Rondeau (1954) found that 36.6 per cent of previously tonsillectomized cases had bulbar involvement, as contrasted with onily 9.4 per cent of those cases not previously tonsillectomized.…”

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Tonsillectomy and Poliomyelitis

1954

Am J Public Health Nations Health

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Tonsillectomy and Poliomyelitis.During recent months serious consideration has been given to the effect of tonsil operations on susceptibility to infection with the virus of poliomyelitis. Dr. Kenneth F. Maxcy, who is retiring after a very distinguished career as a leader in the field of epidemiology at Johns Hopkins, has summarized the evidence on this point for us. We are grateful for this succinct summary.In addition to the specific antigen-antibody interaction of poliomyelitis, it has become apparent in the past three decades that certain nonspecific factors and conditions may determine distribution of the virus in the central nervous system

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Poliomyelitic Paralysis and Tonsillectomy Reconsidered

Ravenholt¹

1962

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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A study of the relationship of the absence of tonsils to the incidence of bulbar poliomyelitis

Cited by 24 publications

References 14 publications

Complications of Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Complications of Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Tonsillectomy and Poliomyelitis

Poliomyelitic Paralysis and Tonsillectomy Reconsidered

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