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  2. Peritonsillar abscess - Wikipedia

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    A peritonsillar abscess (PTA), also known as a quinsy, is an accumulation of pus due to an infection behind the tonsil. [2] Symptoms include fever, throat pain, trouble opening the mouth, and a change to the voice. [1] Pain is usually worse on one side. [1] Complications may include blockage of the airway or aspiration pneumonitis. [1]

  3. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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    •Negus tonsil artery forceps: as a haemostat, replaces tonsil artery forceps; used to tie ligature at a depth and ligature won't slip due to its curve tip. •Peritonsilar abscess forceps: to drain abscesses in the soft tissue adjacent to the palatine tonsils •Denis Brown's tonsil holding forceps: to hold the tonsil during dissection

  4. Tonsillectomy - Wikipedia

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    The procedure is mainly performed for recurrent tonsillitis, throat infections and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). [1] For those with frequent throat infections, surgery results in 0.6 (95% confidence interval: 1.0 to 0.1) fewer sore throats in the following year, but there is no evidence of long term benefits.

  5. Your Swollen Tonsils Could Be Signaling a More Serious Health ...

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    2. Strep throat is lurking. Though it’s not as common in adults, strep throat is a bacterial infection that can cause swollen tonsils and inflammation, says Dr. Zalvan.

  6. Is tonsillitis contagious? Here’s what you need to know about ...

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    If you are experiencing recurrent cases of tonsillitis, a doctor can assess whether you may benefit from undergoing a tonsillectomy, which is “the surgical removal of the tonsils,” he says.

  7. Lemierre's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Lemierre's syndrome occurs most often when a bacterial (e.g., Fusobacterium necrophorum) throat infection progresses to the formation of a peritonsillar abscess. Deep in the abscess, anaerobic bacteria can flourish. When the abscess wall ruptures internally, the drainage carrying bacteria seeps through the soft tissue and infects the nearby ...

  8. Tonsillitis - Wikipedia

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    An abscess may develop lateral to the tonsil during an infection, typically several days after the onset of tonsillitis. [ citation needed ] This is termed a peritonsillar abscess (or quinsy). Rarely, the infection may spread beyond the tonsil resulting in inflammation and infection of the internal jugular vein giving rise to a spreading ...

  9. Woman Recalls Having 8 Organs Removed During 'the ... - AOL

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    Doctors first found that she had an ovarian cyst, but it wasn't until Louise underwent surgery for it that she "heard the dreaded c-word" and received a diagnosis of pseudomyxoma peritonei, or PMP ...