Introduction:Cold dissection (CD) and bipolar cautery dissection (BCD) techniques are two common surgical tonsillectomy procedures used in the clinic. Obstruction has become more prevalent as the major surgical indication and is most prominently observed in younger children.Case Report:  In this report, we aimed to explain the abovementioned surgical techniques in detail and compare the results...

introduction:cold dissection (cd) and bipolar cautery dissection (bcd) techniques are two common surgical tonsillectomy procedures used in the clinic. obstruction has become more prevalent as the major surgical indication and is most prominently observed in younger children.case report:  in this report, we aimed to explain the abovementioned surgical techniques in detail and compare the results...

PURPOSE We compared the effectiveness and complications associated with 2 common vasectomy occlusion techniques, namely clipping and excision of a small vas segment and thermal cautery with fascial interposition and an open testicular end. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the computerized records of 3,761 men who underwent initial vasectomy at a single university hospital fam...

this study aimed to determine the relationship between suturing and electro-cautery methods of post-tonsillectomy homeostasis in imam khomeini hospital- kermanshah. an analytical study was performed on admitted patient's profiles from 2002-2004. data collection sheet was applied to extract all variables. descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. during that period 915 ...

PURPOSE To review, compare, and contrast recovery of potency after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with specific regard to thermal and excisional nerve injury. Our goal was to compare intensity of injury and ability to recover potency in order to stratify risk by injury type. METHODS We compare potency outcomes in our first 500 consecutive cases of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. T...

BACKGROUND Vasectomy techniques have been the subject of relatively few rigorous studies. The objective of this analysis was to compare the effectiveness of two techniques for vas occlusion: intraluminal cautery versus ligation and excision with fascial interposition. More specifically, we aimed to compare early failure rates, sperm concentrations, and time to success between the two techniques...

BACKGROUND Simple ligation of the vas with suture material and excision of a small vas segment is believed to be the most common vasectomy occlusion technique performed in low-resource settings. Ligation and excision (LE) is associated with a risk of occlusion and contraceptive failure which can be reduced by performing fascial interposition (FI) along with LE. Combining FI with intra luminal t...

Radiofrequency cautery is widely used in minor surgery. However, it has not been considered to fit for major surgery. Herein, we report two cases of pneumothorax surgery using lowthermal coagulation by this general-purpose radiofrequency cautery device. Case 1: A 47-year-old male underwent bullectomy with a general radiofrequency cautery. We used Elleman® Surgitron PellevéTM S5 (Elleman Interna...

OBJECTIVE To compare the cost and performance of 2 types of laparoscopic instrumentation: reusable laparoscopic hook cautery instruments and curved scissors, or limited-reuse laparoscopic hook cautery instruments and curved scissors. DESIGN A randomized trial. SETTING The operating room of a tertiary care hospital. METHOD All general surgeons performing laparoscopic procedures at the hosp...