Search results for "Tonsillectomy"
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Tonsillectomy in IgA Nephropathy - Clinical Case
2021
Abstract This article presents the clinical case of IgA nephropathy of a patient hospitalized in order to investigate a nephritic syndrome, apparently with acute onset, discovered in the following circumstances: recurrent macroscopic hematuria, decreased urinary volume, the first episode occurring about a month ago in the context of an acute infection of upper airways, remitted under antibiotic therapy, with reappearance every 2 weeks, also accompanied by odynophagia and decreased urinary volume.
Die Tonsillotomie mit der bipolaren Koagulationsschere
2008
BACKGROUND: Nowadays, tonsillotomy is an accepted operating procedure for the diagnosis of tonsillar hyperplasia in small children. Up to now many different techniques such as laser, radiofrequency, coblation or micro-debrider have been used. In this study, for the first time bipolar coagulation scissors were utilized. METHODS: Up to December 2006, a total of 91 children with benign tonsillar hyperplasia were tonsillotomized by bipolar coagulation scissors. Of these 91 children, 38 (average age 74 months) were recruited for this study. Pre-operative and post-operative complaints were documented and the success of the operation was evaluated by the parents. RESULTS: In more than 90 % of the …
La influencia de la técnica quirúrgica en la hemorragia postamigdalectomía
2022
La complicación más frecuente de la amigdalectomía extracapsular (AE) es la hemorragia postamigdalectomía (HPA). Los factores relacionados con esta son diversos, entre los que se encuentra la técnica quirúrgica con la que se lleva a cabo. Se distinguen las técnicas frías y calientes. Entre sus indicaciones se encuentran las infecciones amigdalares de repetición, las complicaciones derivadas de estas amigdalitis y pacientes pediátricos con trastornos respiratorios del sueño (TRS). En este último grupo, una alternativa terapéutica es la amigdalectomía intracapsular (AI). Se distinguen dos tipos de HPA: primaria, que ocurre durante las primeras 24 horas, y secundaria (HPAt), que ocurre tras la…