Tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy on young children: 2 year post surgery follow-up
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Tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy on young children: 2 year post surgery follow-up.
ObjectivesTo study the long-term effect of tonsillotomy and tonsillectomy in young children after two years in comparison to the results after six months.MethodChildren, age 4-5 with Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) and tonsil hyperplasia, were randomized to TE (32) or TT (35). TT was performed ad modum Hultcrantz with radiofrequency technique (Ellman). An adenoidectomy with cold steel was perf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1916-0216
DOI: 10.1186/s40463-014-0026-6