Abstract Tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed ambulatory surgical
procedures in children (Litman et al. in Anesth Analg 78: 478–481, 1994). Several
techniques have been described for alleviation of pain (Ginstrom et al. in Acta Otolaryngol
125: 972–975, 2005). the objective of this study determination of the postoperative analgesic
efficacy of the pre-surgical intravenous administration of dexamethasone together with
glossopharyngeal nerve block (GNB) in children undergoing tonsillectomy.