%0 Journal Article %T T’s and A’s in question %D 1982 %R 10.1136/dtb.20.6.23 %J Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin %P 23-24 %V 20 %N 6 %X Tonsils have been operated on for millenia,1 the adenoids for a century.2 The operation became popular because respiratory tract symptoms are universal in childhood; the tonsils are easily seen by the parents, and are readily accessible to the surgeon. Nevertheless removal of tonsils and/or adenoids is of doubtful value except in carefully selected cases.3 %U https://dtb.bmj.com/content/dtb/20/6/23.full.pdf