منابع مشابه
Radiofrequency treatment for obstructive tonsillar hypertrophy.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of in-office, temperature-controlled radiofrequency submucosal tissue volume reduction using the Somnoplasty procedure for the treatment of symptomatic chronic obstructive tonsillar hypertrophy. DESIGN A prospective, nonrandomized, 3-phase protocol using in vitro and in vivo studies associated with operative tonsillectomy and clinical procedures p...
متن کاملAn unusual case of lingual tonsillar hypertrophy
Lingual tonsillar hypertrophy is an unusual presentation of voice change. If managed incorrectly this group of patients has the potential to deteriorate significantly causing airway obstruction and potentially death.
متن کاملThe vidian artery in childhood tonsillar hypertrophy.
Cerebral arteriography performed in two children for cerebral pathology incidentally revealed prominent arterial supply to pharyngeal tonsillar tissue arising directly from the internal carotid arteries bilaterally. Embryologic considerations seem to indicate developmental origins of this vessel from early emanations of the first fetal aortic arch. Clinical implications revolve around the possi...
متن کاملLingual tonsillar hypertrophy: a case report.
The lingual tonsils, members of Waldeyer's ring, are often overlooked even in a thorough head and neck examination. A 39-year old man with one-year history of globus sensation was admitted to our clinic. In indirect laryngoscopic examination, symmetrical masses of lingual tonsillar tissue were detected, extending posteriorly from base of the tongue that was confirmed by magnetic resonance imagi...
متن کاملTemperature-controlled radiofrequency treatment of tonsillar hypertrophy for reduction of upper airway obstruction in pediatric patients.
OBJECTIVES To determine if temperature-controlled radiofrequency (TCRF) tonsil reduction and adenoidectomy (TCRF&A) and conventional tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) are statistically similar in outcome and to compare morbidity between TCRF&A and conventional T&A. DESIGN Randomized control trial. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PARTICIPANTS The study population comprised 2...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
سال: 1892
ISSN: 0096-6762,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm189205121261905