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Adenoid removal - Risks

Alternative Names

Adenoidectomy; Removal of adenoid glands

Risks:

Risks for any anesthesia are:

Reactions to medicines
Breathing problems

Risks for any surgery are:

Bleeding
Infection

Adenoids

Adenoid removal - series

Reviewed last on: 11/12/2010
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Wetmore RF. Tonsils and adenoids. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 380.

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