Scrutiny of the
tonsils has largely fallen by the wayside in today's busy primary care practice.
The
tonsils catch bacteria and viruses entering the throat and produce antibodies to fight infections.
Yehuda Finkelstein of the Meir Hospital at the Sapir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, has found that the
tonsils are often to blame.
Safe and routine, having
tonsils removed is the most common surgical procedure done on kids.
Tonsils are part of the lymphatic (lim-FAT-ik) system, and are helpful in fighting infections that enter the mouth by food or air.
Oropharyngeal KS, particularly isolated KS of the
tonsils is rare with only a few cases reported in the literature.
Tonsils are two small masses of lymphoid tissue one on each side of the root of the tongue.
They found that out of 18,271 children who had their
tonsils removed during this time, only 2,144 - 11.7 per cent - had throats sore enough to justify surgery.
For decades, millions of children across the world have undergone surgery to remove their
tonsils and adenoids.
Removal of the adenoids or
tonsils before the age of nine resulted in a doubling of longterm risks of respiratory diseases and a smaller increase in the risk of allergic disease.
Tonsils play an important role in inducing secretory immunity and regulation of immunoglobulin production.
ISLAMABAD -- Removing
tonsils and adenoids in childhood increases the long-term risk of respiratory disorders such as asthma and influenza, as well as allergic and infectious diseases, says a study of nearly 1.2 million children.