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Lingual tonsillectomy: A treatment for inflammatory lesions of the lingual tonsil
Author(s) -
Joseph Michael,
Reardon Edward,
Goodman Max
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198402000-00005
Subject(s) - medicine , tonsillectomy , tonsil , tonsillitis , palatine tonsil , chronic tonsillitis , surgery , pathology
Lingual tonsillectomy is a surgical treatment that is seldom performed because lingual tonsillitis is infrequently diagnosed. We have reviewed a group of patients with lingual tonsillitis or lingual tonsil hyperplasia who were treated with lingual tonsillectomy. Lingual tonsil lesions, the anatomy and histology of the lingual tonsil, and surgical approaches to lingual tonsillectomy are discussed.