The Tonsils, Their Function and Indications for Their Removal

Dean, L. W.

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“…15 of the 100 children investigated had a chronic sinus infection. Griffiths (1937), Dean (1934), Selkirk andMitchell (1931), Walker (1947), and others all emphasized the frequency of sinus infections in children sent up for tonsillectomy. Crooks (1938) found that only 9 out of 24 children with sinus infections were improved by tonsillectomy.…”

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“…Many others feel that the appearance of the tonsil should not influence one's decision concerning the desirability of its removal (e.g. Denzer and Felshin, 1943;Brennemann, 1925;Dean, 1934). Most will agree that the mere size of the tonsil is no indication for the operation, except in the very rare cases in which the tonsils are so enormous that they may cause obstruction of respiration.…”

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Discussion on the Tonsil and Adenoid Problem

1950

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine

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Discussion on the Tonsil and Adenoid Problem

1950

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine

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“…It is difficult to find such evidence. Dean (1934) states that the tonsils in early childhood are part of the defence mech-ｾｮｩｳｭ ofthe body. Paton (1928) confesses Ignorance of their function but states that bacteria may be destroyed within them and suggests that their presence may be a factor in the prevention of dental caries.…”

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The Significance of the Tonsils in Pædiatrics

Boutourline‐Young¹

1949

Int J Clinical Practice

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Progress in Otolaryngology: Summaries of the Bibliographic Material Available in the Field of Otolaryngology * TONSILS AND ADENOIDS

Hansel¹

1932

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

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In reviewing the literature for 1931 on the tonsils and adenoids, I have selected only those papers which promote discussion and those which, according to my judgment, show the advances made in this particular field of otolaryngology. Most of the outstanding contributions have been directed to the study of the bacteriology, immunology and biochemistry of the tonsils. An extremely interesting and instructive series of reports by New and Childrey on tumors of the tonsil and pharynx represent the observations of a large collection of clinical and pathologic material. Instructive papers on retropharyngeal abscess were contributed by Lifschutz and by Woodward. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSA review of the various factors involved in the tonsil problem convinced B\l=u"\rgers and Wolffheim that many factors are as yet not fully understood. Following a discussion of the bacteriology of the pharyngo-oral cavity, they stated that the bacteriology of healthy and of diseased tonsils as well as the question of the pathogenicity of the micro-organisms is still not fully understood. They considered it of great importance to detect a relationship between the various forms of tonsillitis and the micro-organisms that are found during these diseases in the coatings of the tonsils, in the lacunar secretions and in the tonsillar plugs. They thought that certain serologic reactions could serve as indicators for such correlations. Of the various methods of specific immunity tests, three were tried: dermoreaction, precipitation and phagocytosis. By intracutaneous vaccinations, analogous to the Dick test, only noncharacteristic, positive reactions were obtained, but these are probably only of an allergic nature and do not permit conclusions in regard to the specificity of the micro-organism. The precipitation reactions gave no indications of a definite regularity, and in their present form they therefore do not seem suitable for these purposes. In tests of the phagocytosis (opsonic action), the authors called attention to the fact that the leukocytes show a different behavior Downloaded From: http://archotol.jamanetwork.com/ by a Oakland University User on 05/31/2015

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The Tonsils, Their Function and Indications for Their Removal

Cited by 11 publications

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Discussion on the Tonsil and Adenoid Problem

Discussion on the Tonsil and Adenoid Problem

The Significance of the Tonsils in Pædiatrics

Progress in Otolaryngology: Summaries of the Bibliographic Material Available in the Field of Otolaryngology * TONSILS AND ADENOIDS

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