Table 1.
Clinical presentation and course after surgical intervention.
| P | Age | Clinical presentation before the intervention | Duration of symptoms (months) | Syrinx | Volume of tonsil (ccm3) | Volume of tonsillar resection (ccm3) | Side of res. tonsil | Time (months) | Clinical presentation after the intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40–45 | Headache, vertigo attacks, dysphagia, hoarseness of the voice, dysesthesia in the hands | 4 | y | 1.8 | 1 | r | 3 | Free of complaints |
| 2 | 18–20 | Headache, attacks of dizziness, dysphagia | 24 | y | 1.2 | 0.6 | r | 4 | Free of complaints |
| 3 | 50–55 | Dysesthesia in the hands, headache, and back pain | 84 | y | 1.9 | 1 | l | 3 | Hypaesthesia in the fingers |
| 4 | 50–55 | Pain in the upper limbs, paresis, and atrophy of hand muscles | 36 | y | 1.5 | 0.8 | l | 3 | Improvement of paresis and atrophy of hand muscles |
| 5 | 55–60 | Vertigo attacks | 48 | y | 2.2 | 1.6 | l | 5 | Pain in the right hand |
| 6 | 35–40 | Vertigo attacks, headache, dysphagia, hypacusis | 3 | n | 1.7 | 0.9 | l | 3 | Improvement of headache, dizziness during fixation |
| 7 | 20–25 | Vertigo attacks, neck pain, hypesthesia, and decreased fine motor skills of the hands | 36 | y | 3.1 | 1.8 | l | 7 | Vertigo during head movements |
| 8 | 35–40 | Double vision, dizziness attacks | 132 | n | 4.6 | 2.7 | r | 3 | Unchanged |
| 9 | 20–25 | Headache | 15 | n | 2.5 | 1.7 | l | 5 | 4/5 paresis and hyperesthesia of the right upper limb |
| 10 | 25–30 | Paresis and atrophy of hand muscles and decreased fine motor skills, dysesthesia in the hands | 36 | y | 2.5 | 1.7 | l | 3 | Improvement of paresis and atrophy of hand muscles |
The leading symptoms that led to consultation of a doctor are printed in bold type.
P, patient number; duration of symptoms, duration of the symptoms before intervention in months; y, yes; n, no; volume of tonsil, volume of the tonsil before surgery in ccm3; volume of tonsillar resection, volume of the resected tonsil in cm3; Side of res. Tonsil, side of resected tonsil; l, left; r, right; time, time after the postoperative intervention for the examination (months).