8. Nasopharyngeal stenosis
It is a rare complication of tonsillectomy; it occurs due to formation of circumferential contracture of Waldeyer’s ring of the pharynx.
⇒ Other complications
Other complications of tonsillectomy include:
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- Atlanto-axial subluxation
- Mandible fracture
- Local infection
- Trismus
- Weight loss in postoperative early stage in young children
- Voice changes due to local trauma during tonsillectomy
- Psychological trauma in young children and even depression
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