title: [Tonsillectomy with a laser dissector. Preliminary report].
abstract: A so called laser-dissector with a flexible beam guide system for tonsillectomy is described. With this instrument the tissue is irradiated for a very short time resulting in a coagulation of the peritonsillar tissue with closure of the small vessels even before mechanical dissection is performed. A preliminary report of 10 patients is given. The main advantage is that the procedure could be performed without or with much less bleeding as in tonsillectomy without using vasoconstrictors.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Tonsillektomie mit einem Laserraspatorium. Vorläufige Mitteilung.