Multiparametric comparison of cold knife tonsillectomy, radiofrequency excision and thermal welding tonsillectomy in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1431-1436

  Chimona, T ^a   Proimos, E ^a   Mamoulakis, C ^a   Tzanakakis, M ^a   Skoulakis, C E ^b   Papadakis, C E ^a  

^a Chania General Hospital   (Greece)

^b General Hospital of Volos   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Cold knife tonsillectomy; Pain; Radiofrequency tonsillectomy; Surgical technique; Thermal welding tonsillectomy; Tonsillectomy in children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD KNIFE TONSILLECTOMY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL WELDING TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 48449100401     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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