Adult tonsillectomyOne hundred consecutive adult patients having tonsillectomy were carefully analysed with regard to preoperative history, operative findings and pathology (Tables 1 and 2). Follow‐up was made at 1 and 3‐year intervals, with particular reference to the patient's view of the outcome (Table 3). Results of operation were compared with the clinical course of 100 age and sex‐matched controls who had been on the waiting list for tonsillectomy for 2 or more years. These results are presented and a case is made for tonsillectomy in young adults as a valid and cost‐effective pr