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Jaakko M. Piitulainen
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Intracapsular tonsillectomy in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea and large tonsils
PURPOSE: Conventional (extracapsular) tonsillectomy is a well-established treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in adults with tonsillar hypertrophy. Our objective was to determine whether an intracapsular tonsillectomy (ICTE) with a 90% removal of tonsils could be suffici...