TY  - JOUR
T1  - Progress in otolaryngology summaries of the bibliographic material available in the field of otolaryngology for 1952: Tonsils and adenoids
AU  - ADIN LE, Jr., SINGLETON J
Y1  - 1954/03/01
N1  - 10.1001/archotol.1954.00710050363017
JO  - A.M.A. Archives of Otolaryngology
SP  - 351
EP  - 375
VL  - 59
IS  - 3
N2  - INDICATIONS 
    ADENOTONSILLECTOMY comprises approximately one-third of the total of all types of surgical intervention in this country, according to Clein.1 He estimates that around two million adenotonsillectomies per year are performed. Fitz-Hugh2 states that the development of successful antimicrobial agents may have resulted in a decrease in the number of necessary operations but has not altered the true indications.Bransby3 reports the interesting results of an inquiry carried out by the British Ministry of Health in connection with a determination of the extent and causes of absence from school of 9,444 school children. The parents were asked about infectious diseases, previous immunization, and tonsillectomy. Presumably, some of the parents included adenoidectomy alone, and Bransby states that adenoidectomy without tonsillectomy generally forms only about 5% of these throat operations in school children. For all of the areas involved, 16.5% of the boys under 7 years of age and
SN  - 0096-6894
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archotol.1954.00710050363017
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1954.00710050363017
ER  -