Liam Klaver underwent surgery to remove his tonsils on March 17. But the routine procedure - that half a million people undergo each year - went awry, causing the child to slowly bleed and go into ...

Photo / Michael Craig A death after a routine tonsil operation is extremely rare but not unheard of in New Zealand, a leading surgeon said after the sudden death of a young boy in Auckland.

Health NZ and the police are investigating the death of a child in Auckland, reportedly after a routine tonsil operation at Southern Cross hospital. The New Zealand Herald reports the six-year-old ...

Wisconsin pre-teen Liam Klaver suffered complications after having his tonsils removed last month, his family said Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Video / NZ Herald, Getty Images A 6-year-old Auckland boy who underwent a routine operation to remove his tonsils collapsed at home, stopped breathing, then died in hospital surrounded by family ...

Liam Klaver, 11, went into a 10-day coma following complications from his tonsil surgery, family says. GoFundMe screengrab An 11-year-old boy put into a medically-induced coma after complications ...

Liam Klaver’s family had planned a low-key spring break because the 11-year-old needed his tonsils out. His parents scheduled what they thought would be an easy outpatient surgery, planned so ...