The harm of tonsillectomy

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In the outpatient department, parents often bring their children to see a doctor, saying that their children's tonsils are often inflamed and asking for tonsillectomy. So should the tonsil be removed? What is the harm of tonsillectomy? Here is to introduce the dangers of tonsillectomy.

The harm of tonsillectomy

First, tonsils, also known as tonsils, are located in both sides of the oral cavity. They are the largest lymphoid tissue in the pharynx and are an important immune organ for children. After being stimulated by external inflammation, it participates in cellular immunity and humoral immunity. The immunoglobulin produced by tonsil has strong immunity. It can deal with various pathogenic microorganisms invading the body and play a role in disease resistance. It is known as the "health guard" of the human body.

Second, when the body's resistance decreases, pathogens (mainly bacteria) will invade the tonsils, causing tonsillitis. The children presented with throat pain, headache, fever, fatigue, limb soreness, etc. If tonsillitis occurs repeatedly, it will become chronic tonsillitis, which is easy to secondary systemic infection, such as myocarditis, nephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. tonsillitis has become the "culprit" of systemic diseases.

Third, it is generally believed that children under 6 years old have important physiological functions of tonsils. Arbitrary removal will reduce the body's immunity, and surgery is generally not carried out. When the tonsil often inflames and affects the breathing and pronunciation, or children's physical development is obviously affected by the tonsil often inflames; or although the tonsil does not often inflame, but each time the disease is closely related to rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease and nephritis, and when there are swelling and stones on the tonsil, surgical resection should be considered.

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At present, children's tonsillectomy adopts the method of squeezing. This kind of operation is very simple, which can be done in the outpatient department, and can be completed in a few minutes. It is not painful for children. But in the inflammatory phase, in order to avoid the spread of inflammation and intraoperative and postoperative bleeding, it is not suitable for surgery. When suffering from blood diseases and diseases affecting coagulation function, operation should be contraindicated. I hope this article can let you understand the harm of tonsillectomy.