title: Management of lingual tonsillar hypertrophy using microdebrider.
abstract: A female patient presented with globus sensation, chronic cough, and choking attacks. Endoscopic examination showed lingual tonsillar hypertrophy. Partial lingual tonsillectomy was planned. Surgery was performed under local anesthesia in the sitting position, with the use of the microdebrider under the guidance of an endoscope. The operation was accomplished with minimal bleeding. Surgery was very comfortable and easy for both the patient and the surgeon. The microdebrider was found to be effective and useful in the management of lingual tonsillar hypertrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. tkandogan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kandoğan
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olgun
authors.forename: Mehmet Ziya
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Ozüer
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*