Objective: To determine the incidence of complications in patients undergoing tonsillectomy at lady reading hospital Peshawar. Material and methods: This descriptive prospective study was carried out at the department of Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar from Jan. 2008 to Dec. 2010.In these 2 years duration 4557 tonsillectomi...

OBJECTIVES This study compared a quantum molecular resonance tonsillectomy (QMRT) to a standard blunt dissection tonsillectomy (BDT) for effectiveness and safety. METHODOLOGY From January 2011 to September 2012, we recruited 80 children (ages 3 to 16 y) with paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and/or recurrent tonsillitis. Patients were randomly assigned to receive QMRT (N = 40) or B...

Background: This study was done to look at the difference in incidence of postoperative bleeding after tonsillectomy using coblation or noncoblation. Methods: A review all cases NIMS Medical college from January 2019 September 2022 ascertain type performed and presence bleeding. Statistical analysis by chi-square test determine a statistical between rate noncoblation method. The Cochraine-Armit...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To review malpractice cases involving complications following tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis at a tertiary medical center of jury verdict reports within the LexisNexis (Dayton, OH) database submitted after tonsillectomy malpractice cases. METHODS The LexisNexis MEGA Jury Verdicts and Settlements database was reviewed from 1984 through 2010 for compl...

Background: To evaluate whether applying a knot at lower pole during tonsillectomy reduces post-operative haemorrhage. Methods: In this descriptive study 200 patients who were diagnosed cases of recurrent acute tonsillitis were enrolled. They were divided in two groups, each of 100 patients. In one group tonsillectomy was done by conventional scalpel/snare method. In second group tonsillectomy ...

The aim of this study is to compare objectively advantages and disadvantages of cold technique tonsillectomy and thermal welding tonsillectomy at the same case. A total of 100 patients, 53 patients younger than 12 years of age and 47 patients elder than 12 years of age, were included in this study. Tonsillectomy was performed by using cold technique on the right side of the palatine tonsils and...

Introduction: This study aimed to compare operation time, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative pain between cold dissection tonsillectomy and harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy. Materials and Methods: In this single-blinded clinical trial, 32 patients aged 14–48 were enrolled. Each patient randomly underwent tonsillectomy using the harmonic scalpel on one side and cold dissection on the other ...

INTRODUCTION Sleep-disordered breathing in children is often associated with tonsillar hypertrophy. For many years, total tonsillectomy (TE) was the treatment of choice, but performing an intracapsular tonsillotomy (TT) is becoming increasingly widespread. In this Danish study, we have investigated the long-term results on efficacy and parent satisfaction after TT performed on children. METHO...

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adenotonsillectomy is one of the widely performed surgical procedures in children worldwide, but there continues to be no universally accepted “ideal” method tonsillectomy. This study aimed compare outcome coblation adenotonsillectomy versus microdebrider adenoidectomy with bipolar tonsillectomy terms efficacy and complication rate.</p>&lt...