Fewer Complications Expected From Different Tonsillectomy Techniques

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In a review of three different surgical techniques commonly used for tonsillectomy, the microdebrider technique (where a rotary cutting tool is used to shave tissue) had the lowest overall complication rate when compared to the other two techniques. The results are shown in new research published in the June 2010 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Tonsillectomy is among the oldest and most commonly performed procedures in the pediatric population...


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