Comparison of radiofrequency and monopolar electrocautery tonsillectomy

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-184

  Aksoy, F ^a   Ozturan, O ^a   Veyseller, B ^a   Yildirim, Y S ^a   Demirhan, H ^a  

^a Haseki Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Monopolar electrocautery; Radiofrequency; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillectomy morbidities

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949774383     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109991642     Document Type: Article

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