בשל "הגנת זכויות יוצרים", מובא להלן קישור למאמר בלבד. לקריאתו בטקסט מלא, אנא פנה לספרייה הרפואית הזמינה לך.

Tonsil size assessment on physical examination is often used as a key component of clinical decision-making, specifically in estimating the success or failure of adenotonsillectomy surgery.

The accuracy of this approach is not specifically known.

systematically review the biomedical literature for data comparing subjective preoperative tonsil (and adenoid) size (0- to >4-point scale) with adenotonsillectomy outcomes using polysomnography and/or quality of life outcomes.

A PubMed and Embase search was conducted from June 1, 2018, through November 1, 2018, to identify articles comparing preoperative subjective tonsil and adenoid size with surgical outcomes.