Journal article
Incidence of Visualization of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve after Pediatric Tonsillectomy
Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Vol.154(3), pp.532-534
03/2016
DOI: 10.1177/0194599815620782
PMID: 26645534
Abstract
The objective was to determine the incidence of exposure of the lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve during tonsillectomy with a retrospective review of surgical findings in 138 children who underwent total tonsillectomy at a tertiary medical center. Age, sex, surgical indication, tonsil size, congenital abnormalities, operative time, and surgical findings indicating the presence or absence of the glossopharyngeal nerve in the tonsillar fossa were recorded. Statistical analysis was performed with z test, t test, and Fisher’s exact test. Thirty‐seven nerves were observed in 28 patients, with preponderance for the left fossa (24 of 37 vs 13 of 37; P =. 01). In a comparison of children with and without exposed nerves, there was no statistically significant difference in mean age (6.89 vs 7.08; P =. 84), proportion of males (14 of 28 vs 54 of 110; P = 1), or proportion of 3 to 4+ tonsils (20 of 28 vs 73 of 110; P =. 66). In approximately 20% of children undergoing tonsillectomy, the lateral pharyngeal musculature incompletely protected the lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve from the tonsil capsule.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Incidence of Visualization of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve after Pediatric Tonsillectomy
- Creators
- Courtney A. Hill - Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical CenterVikrum Thimmappa - University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMark C. Smith - Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical CenterEunice Y. Chen - Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Vol.154(3), pp.532-534
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- DOI
- 10.1177/0194599815620782
- PMID
- 26645534
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
- eISSN
- 1097-6817
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2016
- Academic Unit
- Radiation Oncology
- Record Identifier
- 9984315648902771
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