CLIN. OTOLARYNGOL. ALLIED SCI. 19/4 (1994) 355-357

Bipolar diathermy tonsillectomy

Pang Y.T., El-Hakim H., Rothera M.P.

ENT Department, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester M6 8HJ, UK

Abstract
Tonsillectomy is an operation performed by various techniques. We have developed a bipolar diathermy dissection technique that allows a low intra-operative blood loss without an increase in complications. The average blood loss was less than 4 ml in 100 patients. Most were able to drink and eat by 4 and 10 hours respectively. There was no increase in analgesic requirements. No primary haemorrhage was recorded; three patients had a secondary haemorrhage. The technique allows accurate coagulation of blood vessel and is an easy procedure to learn.

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