title: [Low-temperature plasma assisted via mouth for surgery treating styloid process syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the low-temperature plasma assisted way and the traditional method in surgery treating styloid process syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data from 23 patients who have a typical syndrome and need surgery treating, thirteen patients had been treated by low-temperature plasma way and the left cases by traditional one. Comparing operation time, amount of bleeding, degree of pain,time of the fake membrane falling and effort estimating.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The difference of operation time,amount of bleeding and degree of pain between low-temperature plasma and tradition in the two operation procedures is significant (P < 0.01). But time of the fake membrane falling and effort estimating of low-temperature plasma and traditional procedures are found to be similar (P > 0.05). And one patient who used the traditional operation bled when he was at home.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The two operation procedures are both effective. The low-temperature plasma assisted via mouth for surgery treating elongated styloid process has a big advantage in operation time, amount of bleeding and degree of pain. For the more, it reserves the function and morphology of tonsil; which is more simple, convenient, safe and tiny wound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital, Dalian, 116033, China.
authors.forename: Qingfeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jingjing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Cuiping
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: She
authors.forename: Delong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000601:surgery*; D058626:Plasma Gases; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D058626:Plasma Gases