Partial tonsillectomy with scalpel in children with obstructive tonsillar hypertrophy

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1007-1012

  Korkmaz, Omer ^a   Bektas, Devrim ^a   Cobanoglu, Bengu ^a   Caylan, Refik ^a  

^a KTU Medical School   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Technique; Tonsil surgery; Tonsillar hypertrophy; Tonsillotomy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISSECTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OBSTRUCTIVE TONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; OPERATION DURATION; OTALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL TONSILLECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALPEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TONSIL DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY; TOTAL TONSILLECTOMY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 44649151624     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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