Laser surgery in lingual tonsil hyperplasia

Wouters, B; Vanoverbeek, Jjm; Buiter, C. T. Kees; Hoeksema, P. E.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2273.1989.tb00376.x

Cited by 21 publications

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“…This is in agreement with previous experience of oral laser surgery. 16 However, scarring seemed to be more prevalent among patients who underwent LUPP than in those who had UPPP, Factors that might have contributed to scarring were too high a laser power, too few sutures, and omission of antibiotic prophylaxis. (The last factor is indicated by a lower rate of scarring during the second half of the study.)…”

Section: Surgicalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Laser Uvulopalatoplasty in Treatment of Habitual Snoring

Carenfelt¹

1991

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol

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Velopharyngeal sonorous snoring is best treated with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). To reduce surgical risks and minimize the morbidity, a simplified carbon dioxide laser uvulopalatoplasty (LUPP) was performed under local anesthesia. Among a total of 146 patients who had a LUPP performed, there was no significant bleeding or postoperative episodes of asphyxia. The procedure was well tolerated even by those patients with strong vomiting reflexes. The operation time was halved, as was the convalescence. Two patients (1.4%) developed scarring with nasal obstruction, but the impact of factors other than the laser approach itself seemed to be the cause. By scored questionnaires the effect on snoring, family complaints, and daytime somnolence was evaluated in two comparable random groups of patients. Sixty-three patients had LUPP procedures, and 37 had UPPP. The short-term results showed that about 90% of the patients considered themselves essentially improved as regarded snoring and that most patients felt more alert, irrespective of the surgical method used.

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Section: Surgicalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Laser Uvulopalatoplasty in Treatment of Habitual Snoring

Carenfelt¹

1991

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol

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“…Differing from the other oropharyngeal lymphoid tissue by location only, the lingual tonsils are subject to the same pathology and produce many of the same symptoms when diseased or enlarged. In fact, 48–100% of patients eventually diagnosed with symptomatic lingual tonsils have previously undergone adenotonsillectomy, such as seen in our series . Whether this is due to compensatory hypertrophy, initial misdiagnosis, or generalized lymphoid disease is speculative.…”

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confidence: 78%

Trans‐oral robotic surgery (TORS) for the treatment of lingual tonsillitis. When conventional therapies fail

Montevecchi

Cammaroto

Meccariello

et al. 2016

Robotics Computer Surgery

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“…A variety of techniques have been described in the literature for lingual tonsillectomy. These include sharp dissection, laser, 1,2 suction diathermy, 3 cryotherapy, 4 and an ultrasonic coagulating dissector 5 . Laser techniques that have been described are expensive, carry a small risk of airway fire, and the dissection is slower compared with the coblation technique.…”

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confidence: 99%