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Advantages of ultrasonic tonsillectomy by harmonic scalpel


 
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1. Title Title of document Advantages of ultrasonic tonsillectomy by harmonic scalpel
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country M Alamgir Chowdhury; Professor and Head, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Medical College for Women & Hospital, Dhaka; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Naseem Yasmeen; Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Medical College for Women & Hospital, Dhaka; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country SM Gplam Rabbani; Registrar, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Medical College for Women & Hospital, Dhaka; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Mousumi Malakar; Medical Officer, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Medical College for Women & Hospital, Dhaka; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Farzana Hoque; Medical Officer, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Medical College for Women & Hospital, Dhaka; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Tahmina Ferdousi Lisa; Medical Officer, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Medical College for Women & Hospital, Dhaka; Bangladesh
 
3. Subject Discipline(s) Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
 
3. Subject Keyword(s) Ultrasonic tonsillectomy; Harmonic scalpel
 
4. Description Abstract

Objective: To find out the advantages and disadvantages of ultrasonic tonsillectomy by harmonic scalpel.

Design and setting: A prospective study was conducted over a period of five years; from 01.07.2005 to 30.06.2010 in Comfort Nursing Home, 167B, Green Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Results: Hospital admitted 540 cases of ultrasonic harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy were included and analyzed. 360 cases were male; whereas 180 cases were female in this study. 0-10 years (168 cases) were the commonest age group of study people. Complications were rare, only two cases 0.37% of secondary hemorrhage had happened and no cases of reactionary hemorrhage was reported.

Conclusion: The advantages are almost no bleeding, precise dissection of tonsils, less post operative pain, reduce postoperative discomfort, earlier return to normal activities, oral feeding immediately after operation and less operative time.

Key words: Ultrasonic tonsillectomy; Harmonic scalpel.

DOI: 10.3329/bjo.v16i2.6843

Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 16(2): 91-95
 
5. Publisher Organizing agency, location Society of Otolaryngologists and Head Neck Surgeons of Bangladesh
 
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7. Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2011-01-13
 
8. Type Status & genre Peer-Reviewed Article
 
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9. Format File format PDF
 
10. Identifier Uniform Resource Identifier https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJO/article/view/6843
 
10. Identifier Digital Object Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjo.v16i2.6843
 
11. Source Title; vol., no. (year) Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology; Vol 16, No 2 (2010)
 
12. Language English=en en
 
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14. Coverage Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) Bangladesh
 
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