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Krvácení po tonzilektomii a tonzilotomii u dětí

Title in English Bleeding after Tonsillectomy and Tonsillotomy in Children
Authors

FRYČKOVÁ Alice MÁCHALOVÁ Michaela ŠLAPÁK Ivo

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Otorinolaryngologie a foniatrie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field ORL, ophthalmology, stomatology
Keywords tonsillectomy; tonsillotomy; postoperative bleeding; pharyngeal (palatal) tonsil; great vessels; respiratory passages
Description Tonsillectomy (TE) and tonsillotomy (TT) together with adenotomy (AT) belong to most frequent surgical interventions at the Children Otolaryngology Workplaces. In spite of the relatively minor interventions, various complications are encountered relatively often. Possible complications include less or more extensive postoperative bleeding. Considering the very intimate relation of pharyngeal tonsil to great vessels and respiratory passages, complications may occur in extent which endangers the patient’s life.

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