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- noun surgery Surgical removal of the
adenoids , or ofadenoid growths in thenasopharynx ; commonly performed along withtonsillectomy .
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- noun surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy
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Examples
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Tonsillectomy is completed at the same time as an adenoidectomy, which is the removal of the adenoid glands.
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They also perform other airway procedures such as endoscopic surgery, laser surgery, nasal surgery, tracheotomy, tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Airway Disorders 2010
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She's now scheduled for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy and the doctors think that she will sleep much better after the surgery.
The Science Of Sleep 2009
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Since enlarged tonsils and adenoids are the most common cause of obstructive sleep apnea in children, surgical removal of the tonsils (tonsillectomy) and adenoids (adenoidectomy) is usually the recommended treatment (see tonsils and adenoids).
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Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are relatively simple procedures and they are usually worth doing in children with sleep apnea, even when the sleep apnea is mild.
Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems M.D. Richard Ferber 2006
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Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are relatively simple procedures and they are usually worth doing in children with sleep apnea, even when the sleep apnea is mild.
Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems M.D. Richard Ferber 2006
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A comparison of 1994 tariffs and the revised tariffs show average procedure costs for a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy will be 14 per cent lower.
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The third group included three studies with 249 patients, in whom 50 per cent to 75 per cent of the patients gained weight after adenoidectomy.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Researchers found youngsters who undergo the surgical removal of their tonsils, with or without the removal of their adenoids - known as an adenoidectomy, are at increased risk of becoming overweight after surgery.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Doctor Anita Jeyakumar, the author of the study, said: There may have been a variety of proposed mechanisms for the weight gain following adenoidectomy.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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