Tonsillectomy, also known as tonsil removal surgery, is a common procedure. Hundreds of thousands of children in the United States have their tonsils removed each year. But like any surgery, there are ...

Patients who have a tonsillectomy using an “intracapsular” technique—which removes at least 90 percent of tonsil tissue, but spares the tonsil capsule—appear to have less postoperative heavy bleeding ...

A new study reveals a surprising link between tonsillectomies and a heightened risk of anxiety-related disorders later in ...

A large study has found that removal of the tonsils as a child can mean that the individual is more susceptible to chest infections as an adult. The study appeared in the latest issue of the journal ...

The surgical removal of tonsils and adenoids in children with sleep apnea may mitigate asthma, reveals a new study published in PLOS Medicine. "Several small studies have described a strong ...

A 13-year-old Oakland girl will be removed from life support on Tuesday because she's been declared brain dead after she suffered complications following a routine tonsil-removal procedure, her uncle ...

Two girls are left with brain damage after elective tonsillectomies were done to treat sleep apnea. RODEO, Calif. — Two years before Jahi McMath’s tonsillectomy went tragically awry, another San ...

OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- A 13-year-old Oakland girl could be removed from life support because she's been declared brain dead after she suffered complications following a routine tonsil-removal procedure, ...

Doctors say a California teenager is unlikely to regain consciousness after a simple procedure to remove her tonsils at an Oakland hospital went horribly awry. Jahi McMath, 13, went to have her ...

The surgical removal of the appendix and tonsils are known formally as “appendectomies” and “tonsillectomies,” respectively. These are common procedures in the United States, but recent research on ...

Patients who have a tonsillectomy using an "intracapsular" technique -- which removes at least 90 percent of tonsil tissue, but spares the tonsil capsule -- appear to have less postoperative heavy ...