Safety and efficacy of powered intracapsular tonsillectomy in children: A multi-center retrospective case series

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-26

  Solares, C Arturo ^a   Koempel, Jeffery A ^b   Hirose, Keiko ^a   Abelson, Tom I ^a   Reilly, James S ^c   Cook, Steven P ^c   April, Max M ^d   Ward, Robert F ^d   Bent III, John P ^d   Xu, Meng ^a   Koltai, Peter J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d New York Otolaryngology Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep disordered breathing; Pediatric tonsillar hypertrophy; Powered intracapsular tonsillectomy; Surgical safety; Tonsillar regrowth; Tonsillotomy

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL READMISSION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; DEHYDRATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21044439800     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.07.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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