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Coblation Tonsillectomy Versus Traditional Tonsillectomy in Children | ||
| Medical Journal of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-141 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ayad Ahmed Shihab Al Azzawi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim of the study: To assess the morbidity and efficacy of bipolar radiofrequency thermal ablation tonsillectomy and compare it with traditional cold dissection tonsillectomy in children. Materials and Methods: 100 patients between the age of 3-10 years admitted for elective tonsillectomy with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis or obstructive tonsillar hypertrophy. Half of them had traditional cold dissection tonsillectomy and the other half had tonsillectomy by bipolar radiofrequency thermal ablation, there is no intergroup difference in age,sex and weight. Results: The mean operative time is longer in the coblation group, and the estimated blood loss is little more in the coblation group than the traditional. The post operative pharyngeal or ear pain score is much less in the coblation group and there was no higher risk of bleeding in the coblation tonsillectomy than the traditional tonsillectomy. Conclusions: Coblation tonsillectomy has the advantage of less post operative pain and there is no higher risk of post operative bleeding between the two groups. | ||
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