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INDICATIONGUIDELINESFORTONSILLECTOMY

1. Patientwith3ormoreinfectionsoftonsilsand/oradenoidsperyeardespiteadequate
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medicaltherapy.
Hypertrophycausingdentalmalocclusionoradverselyaffectingorofacialgrowth

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documentedbyorthodontist.
Hypertrophycausingupperairwayobstruction,severedysphagia,sleepdisorders,or
cardiopulmonarycomplications.

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surgeryperformedduringacutestage.
Persistentfoultasteorbreathduetochronictonsillitisnotresponsivetomedicaltherapy
Chronicorrecurrenttonsillitisassociatedwiththestreptococcalcarrierstateandnot

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respondingtobetalactamaseresistantantibiotics.
Unilateraltonsilhypertrophypresumedneoplastic.

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Recurrentsuppurativeorotitismediawitheffusion

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