Immunological response in hypertrophied palatine tonsils and blood pre- and postadenotonsillotomy

Lidia Zawadzka-Głos¹, Mieczysław Chmielik¹, Maria Wąsik²

Summary
Adenotonsillotomy (ATT) is one of the commonest surgical procedures. The tonsils take post in both the humoral and the cellular response of the immune system. In this controlled study we have made an attempt to assess the immune system one day before and one day after adenotonsillotomy in diferent age-related groups of children. Quantitative and qualitative disorders of the immune system were found in children with hypertrophied palatine tonsils.

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