[Serum immunoglobulin levels in tonsillectomized patients. An unsolved mystery]. / Niveles séricos de inmunoglobulinas en pacientes adenoamigdalectomizados. Un misterio sin resolver.

In a prospective study of 117 patients scheduled for tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, immunoglobulin levels were measured preoperatively and 1 to 6 months after intervention. Small deficiencies in IgG levels were observed, but levels were within normal limits. We have attempted to clarify the controversial topic of the immunological disturbances that may appear after this common intervention.

Niveles séricos de inmunoglobulinas en pacientes adenoamigdalectomizados. Un misterio sin resolver / Serum immunoglobulin levels in tonsillectomized patients. An unsolved mystery

Presentamos un estudio prospectivo de 117 pacientes que iban a ser intervenidos de adenoidectomía o adenoamigdalectomía. Determinamos los niveles preoperatorios de inmunoglobulinas (Igs), repitiéndose al mes y a los seis meses de intervención. Obtuvimos pequeños déficits en los niveles de Ig G, pero dentro de los parámetros de normalidad. Hemos intentado dar claridad al controvertido tema de las alteraciones inmunológicas que podrían acontecer tras un tipo de intervención tan frecuente en nuestra especialidad (AU)

In a prospective study of 117 patients scheduled for tonsillectomy, with or without adenoidectomy, immunoglobulin levels were measured preoperatively and 1 to 6 months after intervention. Small deficiencies in IgG levels were observed, but levels were within normal limits. We have attempted to clarify the controversial topic of the immunological disturbances that may appear after this common intervention (AU)

[The Toynbee's phenomenon effect on the middle ear during nasal tamponade]. / Efecto del fenómeno de toynbee en el oído medio durante el taponamiento nasal.

Is has been demonstrated by some AA. that nasal packing can cause Eustachian tube dysfunction. There are several motives, isolated or united as well, that have been offered to account for Eustachian tube dysfunction, but the exact causative mechanism still remains unclear. We have studied the Eustachian tube function in 75 patients with septal deviation that underwent septal surgery followed by anterior nasal packing. The aim of our work is to demonstrate that one of the main causes of the tubal dysfunction, after bilateral packing of nasal cavities, is the Toynbee's phenomenon.