University Consortium of Pori

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...