Thulium laser versus cold steel tonsillectomy: a prospective pilot study in adult patients
Manana K. Baghdasaryan,
Gurgen K. Mkhitaryan,
Martin S. Misakyan
et al.
Abstract:Background
The aim of this pilot study was to compare the operation time, intraoperative and postoperative bleeding, postoperative pain, and wound healing of the thulium RevoLix laser tonsillectomy method over the more commonly practiced cold steel tonsillectomy.
Methods
A prospective, single-blinded randomized pilot trial was conducted. Twenty-four adult patients with a mean age of 28.7 years with chronic recurrent tonsillitis were observed and un… Show more
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