Microdebrider intracapsular tonsillectomy

ORL

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 358-363

  Vaughan, Andrew H ^a   Derkay, Craig S ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intracapsular tonsillectomy; Microdebrider; Partial tonsillectomy; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillotomy

Indexed keywords

CAUTERIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TONSILLECTOMY;

CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 36448979262     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108368     Document Type: Review

References (24)

1. Derkay CS: Pediatric otolaryngology procedures in the US: 1977-1987. Int J Pediatr Otolaryngol 1993;25:1-12.
2. Koempel JA: On the origin of tonsillectomy and the dissection method. Laryngoscope 2002;112:1583-1586.
3. Koempel JA, Solares CA, Koltai PJ: The evolution of tonsil surgery and rethinking the surgical approach to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children. J Laryngol Otol 2006;120:993-1000.
4. Krishna S: Current practice patterns in tonsillectomy and perioperative care. Int J Pediatr Otolaryngol 2004;68:779-784.
5. Leinbach RF, Markwell SJ, Colliver JA, Lin SY: Hot versus cold tonsillectomy: a systematic review of the literature. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003;129:360-364.
6. Bluestone CD: Current indications of tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1992;155(suppl):58-64.
7. Christmas DA, Krouse JH: Powered instrumentation in functional endoscopic sinus surgery. 1. Surgical technique. Ear Nose Throat J 1996;75:33-36.
8. Koltai PJ, Kalathia AS, Stanislaw P, Heras HA: Powered-assisted adenoidectomy. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997;123:685-688.
9. Koltai PJ, Solares CA, Mascha EJ, Xu M: Intracapsular partial tonsillectomy for tonsillar hypertrophy in children. Laryngoscope 2002;112(suppl 100):17-19.
10. Koltai PJ, Solares CA, Koempel JA, Hirose K, Abelson TI, Krakovitz PR, Chan J, Xu M, Mascha EJ: Intracapsular tonsillar reduction (partial tonsillectomy): reviving a historical procedure for obstructive sleep disordered breathing in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003;129:532-538.
11. Bent JP, April MM, Ward RF, Sorin A, Reilly B, Weiss G: Ambulatory powered intracapsular tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in children younger than 3 years. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004;130:1197-1200.
12. Sorin A, Bent JP, April MM, Ward RF: Complications of microdebrider-assisted powered intracapsular tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Laryngoscope 2004;114:297-300.
13. Mixson CM, Weinberger PM, Austin MB: Comparison of microdebrider subcapsular tonsillectomy to harmonic scalpel and electrocautery total tonsillectomy. Am J Otolaryngol 2007;28:13-17.
14. Isaacson G: Pediatric intracapsular tonsillectomy with bipolar electrosurgical scissors. Ear Nose Throat J 2004;83:702, 704-706.
15. Shah UK, Galinkin J, Chiavacci R, Briggs M: Tonsillectomy by means of plasma-mediated ablation: prospective, randomized, blinded comparison with monopolar electrosurgery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;128:672-676.
16. Friedman M, LoSavio P, Ibrahim H, Ramakrishnan V: Radiofrequency tonsil reduction: safety, morbidity, and efficacy. Laryngoscope 2003;113:882-887.
17. Potts KL, Augenstein A, Goldman JL: A parallel group analysis of tonsillectomy using the harmonic scalpel vs electrocautery. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005;131:49-51.
18. Littlefield PD, Hall DJ, Holtel MR: Radiofrequency excision versus monopolar electrosurgical excision for tonsillectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2005;133:51-54.
19. Linder A, Markstrom A, Hultcrantz E: Using the carbon dioxide laser for tonsillotomy in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1999;50:31-36.
20. Solares CA, Koempel JA, Hirose K, Abelson TI, Reilly JS, Cook SP, April MM, Ward RF, Bent JP 3rd, Xu M, Koltai PJ: Safety and efficacy of powered intracapsular tonsillectomy in children: a multi-center retrospective case series. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2005;69:21-26.
21. Sobol SE, Wetmore RF, Marsh RR, Stow J, Jacobs IN: Postoperative recovery after microdebrider intracapsular or monopolar electrocautery tonsillectomy: a prospective, randomized, single-blinded study. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006;132:270-274.
22. Lister MT, Cunningham MJ, Benjamin B, Williams M, Tirrell A, Schaumberg DA, Hartnick CJ: Microdebrider tonsillotomy vs electrosurgical tonsillectomy: a randomized, double-blind, paired control study of postoperative pain. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006;132:599-604.
23. Derkay CS, Darrow DH, Welch C, Sinacori JT: Post-tonsillectomy morbidity and quality of life in pediatric patients with obstructive tonsils and adenoid: microdebrider vs electrocautery. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006;134:114-120.
24. Koltai PJ: Power-assisted adenoidectomy: total and partial resection Laryngoscope 2002;112:29-31.