Pilot comparison between potassium titanyl phosphate laser and bipolar radiofrequency in paediatric tonsillectomy

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-373

  Hegazy, H M ^a,b   Albirmawy, O A ^a,c   Kaka, A H ^b   Behiry, A S ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

^b Al Hammadi Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Complications; Diathermy; Lasers; Post Operative Pain; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY TOSILLECTOMY; BLEEDING; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER TOSILLECTOMY; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER THERAPY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 41849121150     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107008328     Document Type: Article

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