Tag Peter J. Koltai MD

1 Introduction Tonsillectomy remains one of the most common surgical procedures performed on children. In contrast to several decades ago when infectious indications were common, the reason most children undergo tonsillectomy today is to relieve upper airway obstruction. Traditional “extracapsular”…

1 Introduction The clinical significance of adenoid hypertrophy was not truly appreciated until the mid-19th century. This was due to the adenoids' relatively inaccessible location given the technology available at that time. Once discovered, various techniques for the removal of…