Objective: Total tonsillectomy and intracapsular tonsillectomy are common procedures for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children. The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of coblation intracapsular tonsillectomy (ICT) and coblation complete tonsillectomy (CT) as treatments for OSA. Study design: A retrospective study of all the children ages 2 18 years wit...

introduction: tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical operations and has such complications as pain, hemorrhage and laryngospasm. pain management is of vital importance in order to reduce the suffering and restlessness in children having undergone tonsillectomy. different studies differ in their findings as to the use of ketamine for postoperative analgesia. the aim of this study was t...

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of single dose perioperative intravenous steroid (dexamethasone) for postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing tonsillectomy. STUDY DESIGN Quasi-experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, from November 2009 to June 2010. METHODOLOGY Sixty patients were divided into two equal groups. A single dose of dexame...

OBJECTIVE To review our experience with intracapsular tonsillectomy using powered instrumentation in the management of tonsillar hypertrophy causing obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. METHODS Intracapsular tonsillectomy, a form of partial tonsillectomy performed with an endoscopic microdebrider, preserves the tonsillar capsule as a ba...

Tonsillectomy is the single most common operation performed in Ear Nose and Throat Department. Various methods of tonsillectomy have been practiced over the century aimed at reducing or eliminating intraoperative and postoperative morbidity. Due to various blood supplies received, intraoperative bleeding is the most difficult problem and securing it is time-consuming. The time taken to control ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the short term efficacy and safety of tonsillectomy for recurrent streptococcal pharyngitis in adults. Design Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Academic referral centre in Finland. PARTICIPANTS 70 adults with documented recurrent episodes of streptococcal group A pharyngitis. INTERVENTION Instant tonsillectomy (n=36) or remaining on waiting list as control (n=34)...

Abstract Background Tonsillectomy is one of the most common procedures in otorhinolaryngology practice where analgesics are required for pain-relief especially children. To compare efficacy using peritonsillar infiltration lidocaine Hcl versus intravenous preincisional lornoxicam reducing post tonsillectomy pain. Results Prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Ninety-...

Introduction: Microdebrider intracapsular tonsillectomy is a relatively recent surgical procedure used to treat various tonsil and adenoid disorders. Unlike traditional tonsillectomies, which involve the complete removal of tonsils, this technique uses high-speed rotation remove only diseased tissue, allowing for more precise while preserving surrounding healthy tissue. This has gained populari...

OBJECTIVES Coblation is operated in low temperature, so it is proposed that tonsillectomy with coblation involves less postoperative pain and allows accelerated healing of the tonsillar fossae compared with other methods involving heat driven processes. However, the results of the previous studies showed that the effect of coblation tonsillectomy has been equivocal in terms of postoperative pai...