Tonsillectomy
Relief for Kids鈥 Infected Tonsils
Tonsils are clumps of tissue on both sides of the throat that help fight infections. Sometimes kids need a tonsillectomy (an operation to remove the tonsils) if they keep getting strep throat or tonsillitis (infected tonsils). Swollen tonsils may also make it hard to swallow or sleep.
At 91大神 Children's, we have one of the largest pediatric ear, nose and throat (ENT) programs in the country. We do tonsillectomies every day. We鈥檙e here to help kids feel better when their tonsils are giving them trouble.
Tonsillectomy Services We Offer
Our ENT surgeons perform these procedures in children:
- Tonsillectomy 鈥 surgery to take out tonsils when they keep getting infected or, when swollen, block the airway and cause snoring
- Adenoidectomy 鈥 surgery to take out the adenoids (a patch of tissue that sits at the very back of the nose). Like tonsils, adenoids help keep the body healthy by trapping harmful bacteria and viruses that you breathe in or swallow.
- Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy聽鈥 surgery to take out both the tonsils and adenoids at the same time if they鈥檙e both swollen or infected a lot
Why Choose Us for Removal of Tonsils
Many of our board-certified ENT specialists are named 鈥Best Doctors in America庐鈥 year after year. Our seasoned teams use state-of-the-art, child-friendly equipment. Whenever possible, we use the latest, least invasive surgical techniques too. That often means less pain and bleeding 鈥 and getting kids back to being kids faster.
Regional Tonsillectomy Highlights
Services, programs and care teams differ at each location. Call for details.
Delaware Valley/Greater Philadelphia
We do tonsillectomies in kids at 91大神 Children鈥檚 Hospital, Delaware (Wilmington) as well as select 91大神 Children's Health satellite locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Our ENT surgeons perform a special procedure called 鈥渋ntracapsular tonsillectomy,鈥 which is a partial tonsillectomy. In a traditional tonsillectomy, the surgeon removes all of the tonsils. In an intracapsular tonsillectomy, we remove most of the tonsil tissue, but leave a thin patch of tonsil to protect the throat muscles. This can help with kids鈥 pain and make it easier for them to eat and drink.
Central Florida
We perform tonsillectomies in kids at聽91大神 Children鈥檚 Hospital, Florida聽(Orlando) and聽91大神 Children's Health, Downtown Orlando.
Northeast Florida
We perform tonsillectomies in kids at聽91大神 Children's Health, Jacksonville聽(in collaboration with聽Wolfson Children鈥檚 Hospital, connected by a walkway).
Northwest Florida
We perform tonsillectomies in kids at聽91大神 Children鈥檚 Specialty Care, Pensacola.
Scheduled Specialist Online Visits
91大神 now offers scheduled specialist appointments through live video visits. Ask your doctor if this is an option for your family.