What are the advantages and disadvantages of tonsillectomy?

Tonsils, also called tonsils, are located in the gap between the two sides of the mouth and the pharynx. They are the largest lymphoid tissue in the pharynx and important immune organs for children. Participate in cellular immunity and humoral immunity after being stimulated by external inflammation. Immunoglobulin produced by tonsils has strong immunity, which can deal with various pathogenic microorganisms invading the body and play a role in disease resistance. Known as the "health guardian" of the human body.

When the body's resistance drops, pathogens (mainly bacteria) will invade the tonsils, causing tonsil inflammation. The child's symptoms are sore throat, headache, fever, fatigue and sore limbs. If tonsillitis occurs frequently and repeatedly, it will turn into chronic tonsillitis, which will easily cause systemic infections, such as myocarditis, nephritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Tonsillitis has become the "culprit" of systemic diseases.

Tonsils of children under 6 years old have important physiological functions. Arbitrary resection will reduce the body's immunity, and surgery is generally not required. When tonsillitis often affects breathing and pronunciation, or children's physical development is obviously affected by tonsillitis; Or the tonsils are not always inflamed, but each attack is closely related to rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease and nephritis, and when there are tumors and stones on the tonsils, surgical resection should be considered.