Tonsillectomy Outcomes in Children After Solid-Organ Transplantation: A 15-Year Single-Center Experience.
Inbal HazkaniNatalia HajnasMitchell VictorEli SteinAida RichardsonKathleen R BillingsPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
The incidence of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder undergoing tonsillectomy for any indication was 47.3%. There was no association between preoperative signs and symptoms and the histopathological diagnosis of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder. Stratification by organ received and immunosuppressive medications did not identify differences among the groups relative to the incidence of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder and other postoperative complications.