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BBC News | Health | Children suffer pointless tonsil operations |
 | | The government report suggests that up to 20,000 children are undergoing tonsilectomies when their recurrent infections would be better treated by antibiotics. |
 | | A tonsilectomy, while a comparatively minor operation, still carries some risk, and certainly is painful for the child. |
 | | Tonsilectomy, referral for back pain, and the removal of wisdom teeth are three topics which are under examination by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, a government body set up to advise the NHS on the best, most effective treatments. |
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