Microdebrider Tonsillotomy vs Electrosurgical Tonsillectomy
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Microdebrider tonsillotomy vs electrosurgical tonsillectomy: a randomized, double-blind, paired control study of postoperative pain.
OBJECTIVE To examine whether microdebrider intracapsular tonsillotomy (MT) results in less postoperative pain compared with electrosurgical extracapsular tonsillectomy (ET). DESIGN Prospective, randomized, double-blind, matched pair, clinical trial. SETTING Specialty care hospital. Patients Twelve male (48%) and 13 female (52%) children aged 5 to 15 years, with obstructive tonsillar hyperpl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.132.6.599