High Incidence of Post-Tonsillectomy Secondary Haemorrhage Following Coblation Tonsillectomy
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Re: Increased post-operative haemorrhage seen in adult coblation tonsillectomy.
Coblation is a new soft tissue surgical technique that is being used for tonsillectomy. Published results show a significant decrease in the amount of post-operative pain experienced by patients undergoing coblation tonsillectomy. There has been no published work to date on the incidence of post-operative haemorrhage. From August 2001 to November 2002 one surgeon performed 36 coblation tonsille...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2231-3796,0973-7707
DOI: 10.1007/s12070-012-0584-8