Pain, nausea and vomiting, bleeding and sedation were assessed in the postoperative surgical ward at0,2,4,6h follow-up by the nurses who were trained fort he use of scores involved. Analgesic requirement were recorded. Pain was measured at rest and with swallowing. All patients were discharged at the and of the day and stayed home at night. Before the discharge, parents were given a prescription for acetaminophen (15 mg/kg oral dose) to be given when needs to analgesia. Postoperative pain during the first 24 h was assessed using a four-point scale: 0=no pain, 1=mild pain, 2=moderate pain, 3=severe pain by questioning their parents. Patients were interviewed on the day after surgery to asses the postoperative pain, vomiting, bleeding and rescue analgesia. Family satisfaction was assessed as follows: 1=poor; 2=good; 3=perfect.