Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1995; 6(2):234-238

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1995.6.2.234

원저

국소마취하에 레이저를 이용한 편도수술의 임상적 검토

김경현¹, 석윤식¹, 유동희¹, 최종욱¹

A Clinical Study of the Laser Assisted Tonsillectomy under local anesthesia

Kyung Hyun Kim¹, Yoon Sik Seok¹, Dong Hee Yoo¹, Jong Ouck Choi¹

¹고려대학교 의과대학 이비인후一두경부외과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and neck Surgery, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

The author analysed 26 patients who underwent tonsillectomy by Diode laser comparision with 20 patients who underwent tonsillectomy by traditional dissection and snare from December 1994 to February 1995. We compared the advantages and disadvantages of laser tonsillectomy in the aspects of 1) operative time, 2) amount of blood loss during the operation, 3) postoperative pain and discomfort. The advantages were less blood loss, mild postoperative pain and possibility to obtain non-damaged specimen. Disadvantages of the laser tonsillectomy were delayed healing, increased total operative time.

Keywords: Laser assisted tonsillectomy Dissection and snare technique