Microdebrider Tonsillotomy in Children with Obstructive Tonsillar Hypertrophy
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Laser tonsillotomy in children with tonsillar hyperplasia.
Tonsillectomy in children is performed on a regular basis in ENT. The indications are chronic tonsillitis, sleep apnea to deeper structures. The natural history of tonsillar hyperplasia is regression when a child is six years beyond. In children with bilateral tonsillar hyperplasia we studied the use of laser as an alternative procedure to reduce the bulk of the tonsillar mass. Children with sy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1309-0720,1309-2014
DOI: 10.4328/jcam.1121