Tonsillectomy is one of the most common operative procedures in childhood. According to the Croatian national guidelines for the treatment of sore throat (ISKRA guidelines), apsolute indications for tonsillectomy are recurrent tonsillitis (>4 per year) and sleep disordered breathing (including snoring and obstructive sleep apnea). Most children in Croatia undergo conventional cold steel tonsill...

The aim of this prospective randomized single blind study was to determine the depth of thermal damage to tonsillar tissue due to coblation, and to compare it with thermal damage to tonsillar tissue following conventional tonsillectomy; to correlate the depth of thermal damage to tonsillar tissue with the parameters of postoperative morbidity, to compare intraoperative blood loss, postoperative...

BACKGROUND Quantum molecular resonance coagulation is an innovative technology that uses molecular resonance to cut and coagulate precisely, cleanly, and hemostatically at low tissue temperature levels. This technology offers a new possibility for tonsillectomy. OBJECTIVES To compare molecular resonance (MRT) with coblation (CAT) devices for pediatric tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Prospective...

OBJECTIVE To compare the rates of major complications (postoperative hemorrhage requiring return to the operating room or cauterization in the emergency department and dehydration requiring intravenous fluids or readmission) in a large cohort of children undergoing adenotonsillectomy by three different techniques. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review, case-controlled study. SETTING Re...

Abstract Background Bipolar electrocautery tonsillectomy has been the preferred technique for many otolaryngologists, yet coblation is gaining popularity in current practice. This study aims at comparing both techniques terms of pain, bleeding, and healing. Results A total 120 patients were randomly divided into two equal groups. Overall mean pain score associated with was statistically less th...

Although the experiences of ear nose throat physicians in tonsil surgery is considerable, there is no consensus about optimal surgical procedure. There are various surgical procedures; cold knife tonsillectomy, monopolar and bipolar electrocautery excision, cryosurgery, diathermy, bipolar scissors tonsillectomy, KTP-532 laser, ultrasonic excision and the newest procedures of radiofrequency tons...