title: [Coblation tonsillectomy under surgical microscopy].
abstract: Numbers of tonsillectomies may be decreasing in Japan due to troublesome bleeding involved in managing in a small viewing field and relatively low national health insurance point for tonsillectomy. We found coblation tonsillectomy to have advantages of less bleeding, shorter operating time, and less postoprerative pain than conventional tonsillectomy. We found that 40% of those on whom a coblator was used reported no postoperative throat pain, and noted a quick learning curve in decreasing postoperative bleeding in coblation tonsillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama.
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujihara
authors.forename: Masamitu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogami
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Akihisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Togawa
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
mesh_terms: D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000379:methods*