Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Midorigaoka higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, 078-8510, Japan.
Division of Otolaryngology, Kochi Health Sciences Center.
Auris Nasus Larynx. 2024 Aug;51(4):761-773. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2024.05.010. Epub 2024 Jun 14.
Tonsillar focal diseases (TFDs) are defined as "diseases caused by organic and/or functional damage in organs distant from tonsil, and the disease outcome is improved by tonsillectomy." Although several reports and reviews have shown the efficacy of tonsillectomy for TFDs, no guidelines for the clinical management of the diagnosis and treatment of TFDs have been reported. Therefore, the Society of Stomato-pharyngology established a committee to guide the clinical management of patients with TFDs, and the original guide was published in May 2023. This article summarizes the English version of the manuscript. We hope that the concept of TFDs will spread worldwide, and that one as many patients with TFDs will benefit from tonsillectomy.
扁桃体局灶性疾病（TFD）被定义为“由扁桃体以外的器官的器质性和/或功能性损伤引起的疾病，且通过扁桃体切除术可改善疾病结局”。尽管一些报道和综述显示了扁桃体切除术治疗 TFD 的疗效，但目前尚无 TFD 的诊断和治疗临床管理指南。因此，口咽科学会成立了一个委员会来指导 TFD 患者的临床管理，原始指南已于 2023 年 5 月发布。本文总结了该指南的英文版。我们希望 TFD 的概念能在全球范围内得到传播，并且有更多的 TFD 患者能从扁桃体切除术治疗中获益。
