Only the medial part of the tonsil is removed.
It requires that the (well-perfused)
lymphatic tissue is resected, and that the
remaining crypts remain open to the oropharynx
54, 55. Active lymphatic tissue, with
secondary follicles and crypts, is left in the
tonsil fossae
56
. Tonsillotomy can be done
with most dissecting and coagulating
methods. The most common are laser tonsillotomy
and radiofrequency tonsillotomy
and are described in detail in this chapter.