Letter

Adenotonsillectomy in children with mild symptoms: Watchful waiting is appropriate

BMJ 2004; 329 doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7473.1045-a (Published 28 October 2004)
Cite this as: BMJ 2004;329:1045.2

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  1. Ram Moorthy, specialist registrar in ear, nose, and throat medicine (ram75@medix-uk.com),
  2. Hassan Khan, senior house officer in ear, nose, and throat medicine
  1. Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Medicine, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10
  2. Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat Medicine, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10

    EDITOR—van Staaij et al's large, open, multicentre, randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of tonsillectomy in children with mild symptoms was carried out in the Netherlands and all the patients randomised were sent and assessed as appropriate according to current medical practice.1 The …

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