Tonsillitis, Tonsillectomy, and Adenoidectomy.pptVIP

Tonsillitis, Tonsillectomy, and Adenoidectomy Mary Talley Dorn, M.D. Norman R. Friedman, M.D. History Celsus 50 A.D. Caque of Rheims Philip Syng Wilhelm Meyer 1867 Samuel Crowe Embryology 8 weeks: Tonsillar fossa and palatine tonsils develop from the dorsal wing of the 1st pharyngeal pouch and the ventral wing of the 2nd pouch; tonsillar pillars originate from 2nd/3rd arches Crypts 3-6 months; capsule 5th month; germinal centers after birth 16 weeks: Adenoids develop as a subepithelial infiltration of lymphocytes Anatomy Tonsils Plica triangularis Gerlach’s tonsil Adenoids Fossa of Rosenm