"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 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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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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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A National Analysis of Inpatient Pediatric Adenoidectomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Dec; 131(12):1310-1316.
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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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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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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Utilization of Tonsillectomy among Medicaid-Insured Children. J Pediatr. 2021 06; 233:191-197.e2.
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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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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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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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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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Specialty-specific reduction in opioid prescribing after common pediatric surgical operations. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Oct; 54(10):1984-1987.