title: Harmonic scalpel for a bloodless partial glossectomy: a case report.
abstract: Tongue surgery is almost always complicated by intraoperative bleeding. Its rich blood supply especially from the lingual vessels makes the operative field bloody. Electrocautery has been widely used to replace cold scissors in order to achieve better hemostasis. The use of ultrasonic harmonic scalpel for glossectomy is still new in this country. We report a case of partial glossectomy using the harmonic scalpel in a patient who had a squamous cell carcinoma of the lateral border of the tongue.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. irfan@kb.usm.my
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Irfan
authors: Y A
authors: YA
authors: Aliyu
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Baharudin
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Shahid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D059708:Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*