Comparison between tonsillectomy with thermal welding and the conventional 'cold' tonsillectomy technique

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1014-1018

  Sezen, Ozan S ^a,b   Kaytanci, Hande ^a   Kubilay, Utku ^a   Coskuner, Temel ^a   Ünver, Şeref ^a  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cold dissection tonsillectomy; Postoperative pain; Thermal welding system tonsillectomy; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54349086642     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04722.x     Document Type: Article

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