扁桃体炎及其并发症,是耳鼻咽喉科、小儿科和内科最常见疾病之一。扁桃体的炎症不但可以产生严重的局部症状,而且还可以造成其它器官和系统的严重合并症,特别是对泌尿系统与心脏的损害比较明显,在目前还没有找到更好的内科疗法的情况下,扁桃体摘除术仍然不失为治疗本病的主要办法,确实成千的扁桃体源心内膜炎和风湿性关节炎患者,借助扁桃体摘除术而寻找到治疗或改善的方法。根据北京市耳鼻咽喉科医院的统计,扁桃手术占该院全部手术的44·4％;上海第二医学院附属广慈医院的统计为51～53％,武汉医学院附属二院的统计达到55～60％,根据我院历年的材料看,扁桃手术约占50％,至于需要手术,但因床位较紧,在院外候床位的,那就远远超过这个数目。因为本病绝大多数都发生在小儿和青少年,所以对本病患者及时处理,不仅是个单纯的医疗问题,同时也是保证年青一代健康成长,保护社会主义劳动力,减少缺勤 Tonsillitis and its complications are one of the most common diseases in otolaryngology, pediatrics and medicine. Tonsil inflammation can not only produce serious local symptoms, but also can cause serious complications of other organs and systems, especially the damage to the urinary system and the heart more obvious, in the present have not found a better case of medical therapy, Tonsillectomy is still the main treatment for the disease, indeed thousands of patients with tonsillitis endocarditis and rheumatoid arthritis, with the help of tonsillectomy to find treatment or improvement of the method. According to the statistics of Beijing Otolaryngology Hospital, almond surgery accounts for 44.4% of the total operation of the hospital; the statistics of Guangci Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Second Medical College are 51-53%; the statistics of the affiliated hospital of Wuhan Medical College reach 55 ~ 60%, according to the material of our hospital over the years, almond surgery accounts for about 50%, as the need for surgery, but because of tight beds, waiting outside the hospital beds, then far more than this number. Because the vast majority of the disease occurs in children and adolescents, so timely treatment of patients with this disease is not only a simple medical problem, but also to ensure the healthy growth of the younger generation to protect the socialist labor force and reduce absenteeism