Comparison of LigaSure vessel sealing system, harmonic scalpel, and cold knife tonsillectomy

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-389

  Lachanas, Vassilios A ^a   Hajiioannou, John K ^b   Karatzias, George T ^a   Filios, Dimitrios ^a   Koutsias, Stylianos ^c   Mourgelas, Charalambos ^b  

^a Department of Otolaryngology   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLD KNIFE TONSILLECTOMY; FEMALE; HARMONIC SCALPEL TONSILLECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGASURE VESSEL SEALING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALPEL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548230064     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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