Coblation tonsillectomy: A prospective, double-blind, randomised, clinical and histopathological comparison with dissection-ligation, monopolar electrocautery and laser tonsillectomies

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-290

  Magdy, E A ^a,b   Elwany, S ^a   El Daly, A S ^a   Abdel Hadi, M ^a   Morshedy, M A ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Camp Shezar   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Coblation; Post Operative Complications; Post Operative Pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COBLATION TONSILLECTOMY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 40549131585     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002221510700093X     Document Type: Article

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