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33/f swollen & painful right lingual tonsil. 3rd round of antibiotic.if i don't respond to this med. ent wants to remove it. is this surgery dangerous?
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Not likely: Tonsillectomies are done regularly without complications. As with all surgeries, there is always some risk involved, but overall, this is a safe and common surgery.
Answered 12/13/2015
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Tonsillectomy: Agree that it is safe. Any unilateral swollen tonsil that has not responded to antibiotics should absolutely be biopsies with excision. Must rule out a squamous cell cancer or lymphoma.
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