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Adeno-tonsillar surgery in Italy.

MIRA, EUGENIO;
2008-01-01
2008
The Surgery category covers resources on surgery, organ transplantation, plastic and reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery, trauma surgery, surgical pathology, and surgical technology. Surgical specialties, such as surgical endoscopy, lasers in surgery, and obesity surgery are also included.
ACTA OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGICA ITALICA
sì
Sì, ma tipo non specificato
Inglese
Internazionale
STAMPA
28
1
6
5
18533547
Indications to surgery for adeno-tonsillar inflammatory disorders and analysis of the effectiveness of surgical treatment, compared with watchful waiting strategy, continue to be the subject of scientific debate. The present investigation focuses on the surgical activity of 14 Italian Otorhinolaryngological Units between 1999 and 2004. Surgical interventions (adeno-tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy) on 26915 children (age range: 2-11 years) were considered. Data on adeno-tonsillar interventions were analysed in relation to other interventions of ENT interest, performed in the same units and in the same period. Adeno-tonsillar interventions accounted for 35.4\% of all operations of ENT interest. Adeno-tonsillectomy accounted for 56.6\% of overall adeno-tonsillar operations, adenoidectomy 31.6\%, tonsillectomy 11.8\%. The percentage for the three interventions was homogeneous in the period of the study and in the recruited units. The percentage of children who underwent adeno-tonsillar surgery in paediatric units was higher as compared to general units, as far as concerns the overall number of operations performed. In southern Italy, the number of adeno-tonsillar interventions, in general, and of adeno-tonsillectomy, in particular, was higher compared to that in northern Italy. Results of the present study suggest that environmental factors, cultural issues and local health demands, may influence indications and, therefore, the different incidence of the operations under consideration in the units taking part in the investigation.
ADENO TONSILLAR; SURGERY; ITALY
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G., Motta; D., Casolino; B., Cassiano; S., Conticello; E., Esposito; F., Galletti; V., Galli; G., Larotonda; P., Laudadio; N., Mansi; E., Mevio; Mira,...espandi
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