Post-operative Outcomes of Tonsillectomy With Lateral Pharyngoplasty Versus Tonsillectomy Alone in Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Summary

The goal of this treatment study is to determine if doing lateral pharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy is better for children than doing tonsillectomy alone. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do children experience less pain after surgery when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed with tonsillectomy compared to tonsillectomy alone? * Do children eat/drink better when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed with tonsillectomy compared to tonsillectomy alone? * Is there a lower risk of bleeding after tonsillectomy when lateral pharyngoplasty is performed? Researchers will compare children undergoing tonsillectomy and lateral pharyngoplasty with children undergoing tonsillectomy alone to see if the participants experience less pain, better oral intake, and less bleeding complications after surgery. Parents of participants will be asked to record pain scores and pain medications given, approximate amounts of daily oral intake, and any complications after surgery.

Description

Eligibility

Age range

3–17 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Procedure
  Lateral pharyngoplasty

  Two figure-of-8 sutures using 3-0 vicryl are used to approximate the anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars and reconstruct the continuous mucosal covering of the lateral pharyngeal walls.

• Procedure
  Tonsillectomy

  Extracapsular tonsillectomy

Locations (4)