Study | Reason for exclusion |
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Babademez 2011 | INTERVENTION Patients randomised to 3 types of tonsillotomy; no tonsillectomy group |
Bitar 2008 | INTERVENTION Adenoidectomy was performed in 85.71% of Group 1 and in 68.18% of Group 2 (> 10% difference) |
Cantarella 2012 | PARTICIPANTS No randomisation; groups were split to receive tonsillectomy/tonsillotomy according to presence/absence of recurrent tonsillitis |
Cao 2018 | INTERVENTION Patients randomised to 2 types of tonsillectomy; no tonsillotomy group |
Esteller 2016 | ALLOCATION Not a randomised controlled trial |
Gabr 2014 | PARTICIPANTS Children undergoing tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy for any indication without further specification |
Hagerdorn 2005 | ALLOCATION Not a randomised controlled trial |
Oubaid Ahmed 2018 | ALLOCATION Tonsil unit of randomisation (right tonsil tonsillectomy, left tonsil tonsillotomy) |
Pfaar 2007 | PARTICIPANTS 2% over the age of 16 |
Pruegsanusak 2010 | INTERVENTION Adenoidectomy performed in 65% of tonsillectomy group and 45% of tonsillotomy group (> 10% difference) Myringotomy performed in 0% tonsillectomy group and 15% tonsillotomy group (> 10% difference) |
Vlastos 2008 | ALLOCATION Not a randomised controlled trial |
Wireklint 2012 | PARTICIPANTS Young adults, 16 to 25 years old |