Harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy: A prospective study

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 263, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 449-454

  Kamal, S A ^a   Basu, S ^a   Kapoor, L ^a   Kulandaivelu, G ^a   Talpalikar, S ^b   Papasthatis, D ^b  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Harmonic scalpel; Prospective and randomized trial; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DIATHERMY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HARMONIC SCALPEL; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALPEL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 33744455476     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-005-1022-2     Document Type: Article

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