Radiofrequency tonsillotomy versus bipolar scissors tonsillectomy for the treatment of OSAS in children: A prospective study

European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 67-72

  Moriniere S ^a   Roux, A ^a   Bakhos, D ^a,b   Trijolet, J P ^a,b   Pondaven, S ^a   Pinlong, E ^a   Lescanne, E ^a,b  

^a Centre de Pediatrie Clocheville   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Children; OSAS; Radiofrequency; Tonsillectomy; Tonsillotomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR SCISSOR TONSILLECTOMY; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MEASURE FOR PARENTS SCORE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOFREQUENCY TONSILLOTOMY; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SNORING; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADENOIDS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; LASER THERAPY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84876413796     PISSN: 18797296     EISSN: 1879730X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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