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Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 7, No. 2, 71-75 (1968)
DOI: 10.1177/000992286800700205

Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

Review of Published Evidence For and Against the T and A

Hugh E. Evans

Department of Pediatrics, Harlem Hospital, New York, N. Y. 10037

"There is no compelling evidence of any long term benefit from a T and A. Thus, the most conservative approach still seems appropriate. Consistent with the doctrine of primum non nocere (above all do no harm), the burden of proof of the efficacy for surgery should be on those who urge operation.".


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