Laser tonsillotomy (LTT) represents a useful, less invasive alternative to tonsillectomy as a treatment for symptomatic tonsillar hyperplasia in children, and is associated with greatly reduced risks. The main characteristics that distinguish this procedure from tonsillectomy are a significantly reduced risk of secondary bleeding, a shorter recovery, reduced pain and the fact that it can be per...

CONTEXT Dexamethasone is widely used to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in pediatric tonsillectomy. OBJECTIVE To assess whether dexamethasone dose-dependently reduces the risk of PONV at 24 hours after tonsillectomy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS Randomized placebo-controlled trial conducted among 215 children undergoing elective tonsillectomy at a major public teaching hos...

Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures for otolaryngologists. Although tonsillectomy procedures are common, like any surgical procedure, there are post-operative complaints and complications. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the pattern of post-operative pain in tonsillectomy using the harmonic scalpel (HS). 43 patients were entered into this study (13 me...

BACKGROUND Septoplasty, tonsillectomy (with and without adenoidectomy) and cervical lymph node excision are amongst the most common 50 inpatient operations in Germany. Intracapsular tonsillectomies (i.e. tonsillotomies) are increasingly performed. The aim of this study was to evaluate technical traps and pitfalls as well as alleged medical malpractice associated with tonsillectomy (TE), adenoid...

Abstract Background Tonsillectomy is a common surgery to treat tonsillitis. In addition cold dissection methods, other new methods are also used for tonsillectomy which has several advantages. We compared the and harmonic scalpel method investigated complications of both methods. Methods This descriptive analytical study on 50 patients in population 18 60 years who had conditions based inclusio...

introduction: various hemostatic and analgesic agents and techniques have been used to reduce intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage and pain in tonsillectomy.aims and objective; the current study aimed to compare the effect of using adrenaline plus tramadol and normal saline in maintaining hemostasis and control of pain in cold dissection tonsillectomy.   materials and methods: this prosp...