The operation for the removal of tonsils and adenoids has become such a common one that it is no longer restricted to cases in which the tonsils are obviously diseased. A so-called prophylactic tonsillectomy is now generally performed, so that the indications for the removal of these organs need not be very definite. The popularity of this procedure has given hope that all sorts of ills may be prevented. Because of the widespread interest in this operation, it is of importance to endeavor to estimate its value on the ultimate health of the child. There is today considerable difference of opinion as to what constitutes a just cause for the removal of the tonsils and adenoids. The divergent views, however, are not on the extreme cases, for it is usually conceded that an operation removing a diseased focus will bring about a favorable result and be of permanent benefit to
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Albert D. Kaiser (1924) studied this question.