Tonsillectomy is old surgical procedure that has evolved to a more safe method that has lesser complications with little or no morbidity and mortality. Aim: this was comparative study which compared the old dissection tonsillectomy method and the newer method of tonsillectomy (ultrasonic scalpel and Laser tonsillectomy method). Methodology: Equal number of patients both in age and sexes had con...

OBJECTIVE Compare coblation tonsillectomy with blunt dissection tonsillectomy to see if there is any difference in intraoperative bleeding, operating time, postoperative pain, tonsillar fossae healing and return to normal diet and activities. METHOD A randomised control trial was carried out to compare coblation tonsillectomy with blunt dissection tonsillectomy in 56 patients. The same surgeo...

OBJECTIVE We sought to reintroduce a historical procedure-intracapsular tonsillar reduction (partial tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy)-for tonsillar hypertrophy causing obstructive sleep disordered breathing (OSDB) in children, as well as to determine whether partial tonsillectomy, compared with conventional (total) tonsillectomy when performed by more than one surgeon, is equally effective for th...

OBJECTIVES The present clinical practice guidelines cover the entire field of management of post-tonsillectomy pain. Given the French and European regulatory restrictions on the use of codeine, an update appears necessary to clarify the management of post-tonsillectomy pain in adults. METHOD A work group approached the issue of pain management, following the chronological pathway from initial...

INTRODUCTION Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the world and the most common problem is post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding. The relief of postoperative pain helps increase early food intake and prevent secondary dehydration. One method for relieving pain is peritonsillar injection of epinephrine along with an anesthetic, which has been shown to produce variable results in p...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether meta-analysis supports the use of corticosteroids to reduce post-tonsillectomy pain for pediatric patients. METHODS A systematic review of currently available randomized controlled trials using a single-dose, intravenous corticosteroid during pediatric tonsillectomy was performed. Visual analog pain scale (VAS) data was extracted with reviewers blinded to resul...

introduction: tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries performed worldwide. post-operative pain arising from tonsillectomy is one of the earliest complications that can postpone oral nutrition and increase the hospitalization period. administration of opioids via injection is usually preferred to relive pain in these patients. however, the side effects of this approach prompted us to s...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background : coblation tonsillectomy is a new surgical technique and demands further research to be proven as a suitable and standard method of tonsillectomy. this study compares coblation and traditional tonsillectomy techniques in view of their advantages and complications. methods : in a prospective double-blind randomized controlled trial inform...

OBJECTIVE To compare operative time, intraoperative and postoperative bleeding and pain using two different techniques for tonsillectomy: electronic molecular resonance bipolar tonsillectomy and blunt dissection tonsillectomy. METHODS From January 2005 to December 2006, a prospective, randomised study was performed in 800 children, aged from 3 to 10 years, admitted to the ENT (Ear Nose Throat...