"Tonsillectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical removal of a tonsil or tonsils. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D014068
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.580.848
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tonsillectomy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Tonsillectomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tonsillectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Yan F, Pearce JL, Ford ME, Nietert PJ, Pecha PP. Examining Associations Between Neighborhood-Level Social Vulnerability and Care for Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 06; 166(6):1118-1126.
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Yan F, Huang V, Nguyen SA, Carroll WW, Clemmens CS, Pecha PP. A National Analysis of Inpatient Pediatric Adenoidectomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Dec; 131(12):1310-1316.
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Poupore NS, Gudipudi R, Nguyen SA, Pecha PP, Pecha TJ, Carroll WW. Tissue Doppler echocardiography in children with OSA before and after tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Jan; 152:111002.
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Yan F, Levy DA, Wen CC, Melvin CL, Ford ME, Nietert PJ, Pecha PP. Rural Barriers to Surgical Care for Children With Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 06; 166(6):1127-1133.
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Pecha PP, Chew M, Andrews AL. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Utilization of Tonsillectomy among Medicaid-Insured Children. J Pediatr. 2021 06; 233:191-197.e2.
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Basco WT, Ward RC, Taber DJ, Simpson KN, Gebregziabher M, Cina RA, McCauley JL, Lockett MA, Moran WP, Mauldin PD, Ball SJ. Patterns of dispensed opioids after tonsillectomy in children and adolescents in South Carolina, United States, 2010-2017. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Apr; 143:110636.
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Booth KL, Levy DA, White DR, Meier JD, Pecha PP. Management of obstructive sleep apnea in children with achondroplasia: Outcomes of surgical interventions. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Nov; 138:110332.
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Horton JD, Corrigan C, Patel T, Schaffer C, Cina RA, White DR. Effect of a Standardized Electronic Medical Record Order Set on Opioid Prescribing after Tonsillectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Aug; 163(2):216-220.
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Munawar S, Marston AP, Patel T, Nguyen SA, White DR. Outcomes Assessment of Multi-Level Sleep Surgery in Syndromic Versus Non-Syndromic Children. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2020 Jun; 129(6):556-564.
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Horton JD, Munawar S, Feuvrier A, Corrigan C, Lockett M, White D, Cina RA. Specialty-specific reduction in opioid prescribing after common pediatric surgical operations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct; 54(10):1984-1987.