• Is diagnostic tonsillectomy indicated in all children with asymmetrically enlarged tonsil?

  

   Authors: van Lierop, Anton C ; Prescott, C A J ; Fagan, Johannes J ; Sinclair-Smith, Colin C Date: 2007 Objectives. The aims of the study were: (i) to determine the necessity for diagnostic tonsillectomy in children with asymmetrically enlarged tonsils; (ii) to determine the accuracy of clinical assessment of tonsillar asymmetry; and (iii) to ... Read more

• Aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss: South Africans at risk

  

   Authors: Bardien, Soraya ; de Jong, Greetje ; Schaaf, H Simon ; Harris, Tashneem ; Fagan, Johan ; Petersen, Lucretia Date: 2009 South Africa is currently experiencing a TB epidemic with an estimated incidence of 940/100 000 population/year, and the country has been ranked 4th among the 22 high-burden TB countries worldwide by the World Health Organization (WHO). A ... Read more

• Is routine pathological examination required in South African children undergoing adenotonsillectomy?

  

   Authors: Van Lierop, Anton ; Prescott, C A J Date: 2009 Objective. We aimed to determine the incidence of abnormal pathological findings in the tonsils and/or adenoids of children undergoing tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, and the incidence of tuberculosis of the tonsils and adenoids; suggest ... Read more

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