TY  - JOUR
T1  - POliomyelitis and tonsillectomy
AU  - Felderman L
Y1  - 1939/10/28
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1939.02800430051023
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1659
EP  - 1659
VL  - 113
IS  - 18
N2  - To the Editor.— 
    Dr. H. G. Langworthy (The Journal, September 9, p. 1052) believes that we are unduly overwrought over the relationship of poliomyelitis and the removal of tonsils and adenoids. He states:Considering that operations for tonsillectomy and adenectomy number possibly one fourth of all major operations that are performed yearly in the country and under all sorts of varying conditions and circumstances, one could well promote almost any idea, however untrue or remote, by citing the occurrence of a few sporadic cases. The removal of adenoids and tonsils, when necessary, is so important in the welfare of children that attempts to raise doubts and issues not clearly proved is to do great harm rather than good. Because a few cases of poliomyelitis occurring in summertime may have appeared after any operation, whatever that operation might accidentally have been, is no reason whatever to raise doubt and fear. If
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1939.02800430051023
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800430051023
ER  -