June 1, 2010 — Tonsillectomy techniques differ in complication rates, according to the results of a case-control study and chart review reported in the June 2010 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck ...

Study results showed a statistically significant difference in the risks of developing a major complication of having a tonsillectomy with coblation, electrocautery, or microdebrider. The ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A newer surgical technique for removing tonsil tissue may have a lower rate of complications than two other commonly used approaches, a new study suggests. In a study of ...

CHICAGO – Use of a surgical technique involving the microdissection needle -- an instrument that uses less energy than the standard approach electrocautery (which controls bleeding by heating tissues) ...

A review of tonsillectomy-technique studies found that some new methods have advantages over traditional methods, but others are equivalent, according to a new study. A review of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Burns around the lips and mouth - primarily from the use of a cauterizing device -- are an underreported complication of tonsillectomy, and can result in long-term problems ...

Alexandria, VA – In a review of three different surgical techniques commonly used for tonsillectomy, the microdebrider technique (where a rotary cutting tool is used to shave tissue) had the lowest ...