CHOC Pediatrica
News and Information for Pediatric Healthcare Professionals
Rady Children’s Health OC otolaryngologists and research team explore how intracapsular tonsillectomies may reduce operating room time, improve efficiency for clinical teams and create valuable learning opportunities for surgeons in training, all while maintaining a strong focus on patient outcomes.
CHOC’s treatment technique for problem tonsils reduces the rate of bleeding, use of opiates and recovery time for pediatric patients.
A CHOC otolaryngologist predicts intracapsular tonsillectomies will become the standard technique to remove tonsils in some children.
Two CHOC otolaryngologists are championing intracapsular tonsillectomies to reduce bleeding and hospital readmission rates.
