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Severe tonsil enlargement meeting in midline resulting in sleep apnea. ent wants to treat with cpap over surgery due to bleeding risk. is this right?
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Tonsils: get a second opinion. It would be reasonable to address the sites of anatomic obstruction.
Answered 4/23/2017
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