title: [Clinical study of carbon dioxide laser tonsillectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the therapeutic effect of carbon dioxide laser tonsillectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective, randomized study, One hundred and two patients were divided into laser group or control group. Patients of laser group were cured with carbon dioxide laser tonsillectomy, and the control group was cured with routine method. All operations are executed by one person. Observation index included operation time, hemorrhage in operation, ache after operation, inflammatory reaction of raw surface, repair time of raw surface, rehaemorrhagia and scar.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Laser group had advantages of less operation time, less hemorrhage, less ache and less inflammatory reaction of raw surface. Laser group have hemorrhage in operation (7.2 +/- 2.1) ml, while control group have hemorrhage in operation (92.0 +/- 35.0) ml. Laser group have pseudomembrane early but desquamate late.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Carbon dioxide laser tonsillectomy is effective to relieve pain, inflammatory reaction and with less time, it's a safe, efficient and mini-trauma operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Mianyang Central Hospital Sichuan Province, Mianyang, 621000, China.
authors.forename: Zhenhua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Chuanyu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Qihong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Guoqi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054020:Lasers, Gas; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult