Limitations to Association of Airway Disease Risk With Removal of Adenoids and Tonsils in Children

To the Editor The conclusion by Byars et al that the children who have had adenoidectomy and/or tonsillectomy are at a greater lifetime risk of airway disease may be supported by their data; however, their implication that surgery is causally related to this incidence is unfounded.
Source: JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research