Tonsillectomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Tonsillectomy
Tree Number(s): E04.580.848
Unique ID: D014068
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014068
Annotation: post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage = POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE not HEMORRHAGE, ORAL
Scope Note: Surgical removal of a tonsil or tonsils. (Dorland, 28th ed)
NLM Classification #: WV 430
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 1999/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

education (ED)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

rehabilitation (RH)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures [E04.580]

Tonsillectomy Preferred

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