1. Conclusion:As far as treatment of chronic tonsillitis is concerned, tonsillotomy can be replaced by microwave tissue thermocoaqultion. This method is very si...

2. While tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy can heal up to 85% of the children, tonsillotomy with adenoidectomy can be successful in 50–93% depending on the operative technique.

3. All children underwent diode laser tonsillotomy in contact mode (812 nm, continuous wave, 13 W) with or without additional procedures (adenotomy, paracentesis, tympanic drainage). All surgeries were carried out under endotracheal anesthesia by two ENT physicians in private practice in an outpatient surgery center.