A Model for Tonsillectomy
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Tonsillectomy is the most common surgery performed by an ENT surgeon & it is the most risky surgery as its complications are sometime life threatening. So far not much effort has been focused in training the junior residents in tonsillectomy using the models, like temporal bone dissection for ear surgeries, whereas lot of live ENT surgical workshop are conducted other than tonsillectomy to train junior residents in different ENT surgeries. An attempt has been made to develop the model for tonsillectomy taking into account all the parameters one encounters during tonsillectomy & train the junior residents with handmade convenient, economical & practical model. We are successfully training the resident doctors with this model that improves their orientation, surgical skills & reduces the operating time & complications of tonsillectomy.
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