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Comparative study of the removal of tonsils and adenoid with and without electrodiathermy

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Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy has been performed on 56 patients by electrodiathermy and 54 patients by ordinary dissection technique. Satisfactory general anaesthesia was achieved with endotracheal intubation and inhalation mixture of trichlorethylene, nitrous oxide and oxygen. The comparison of the two techniques reveals that the time of operation, loss of blood, incidence of reactionary and secondary haemorrhage and tonsillar tags are less in electrodiathermy than the ordinary method. It is advocated that electrodiathermy may be used much more commonly especially in children in whom the blood loss is to be kept to the minimum.

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  1. Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

    S. P. Popli & Y. N. Mehra

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Popli, S.P., Mehra, Y.N. Comparative study of the removal of tonsils and adenoid with and without electrodiathermy. Ind. J. Otol. 18, 100–106 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03047428

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