Mouth burns during tonsillectomy underreported

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Burns around the lips and mouth - primarily from the use of a cauterizing device -- are an underreported complication of tonsillectomy, and can result in long-term problems, according to a study reported in the Archives of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.

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