Effectiveness
The effectiveness of the tonsillectomy for sore throat has been questioned in a 2009 systematic review of 7765 papers, published in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. The review found that the procedure was most likely not effective all the time, but rather was modestly effective, and that not a single paper reported that tonsillectomy is invariably effective in eliminating sore throats. Another systematic review of cases involving children found that there was only a short-term benefit: A child who meets these strict criteria will probably suffer from 6 throat infections in the next two years. A child who has surgery now will probably suffer from 3 throat infections. In two years there will probably be no difference.
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