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Table 3: Prevalence of tonsillectomy in patients <20 years (2010 vs. 2013)

The procedures were predominantly performed in female patients. The number of interventions had decreased by 19.6% within 3 years. (ATE = adenotonsillectomy; TE = tonsillectomy; Re-TE = revision tonsillectomy)