Taking Out Tonsils With Less Pain
WebMD, January 27, 2006
A study authored by Stephen Parsons, MD, and colleagues at Indiana
University School of Medicine's department of otolaryngology -- head and neck surgery finds that coblation to remove tonsils may lessen patients' postsurgery pain compared to two other common surgical procedures.
Coblation Emerges as Tonsillectomy Option
WebMD, September 23, 2005
A new study, presented at the 2005 annual meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, compares coblation to electrocautery. The report, by Dr. Sukgi S. Choi of Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., is based on hospital records from nearly 2,000 kids aged 1 to 18. Findings indicate that coblation tonsillectomy results in less lingering pain than tissue-burning techniques.
Check Those Tonsils!
Parents
Nov. 01, 2006
Child's Sleep Issues Could Be Treatable
Delaware Parent, Wilmington, Delaware, March 30, 2006
Eight out of 10 parents didn't recognize that neglecting common childhood sleep problems, such as chronic snoring, could lead to serious health issues, according to a recent survey by the American Academy of Otolaryngology. Dr. Gerald Suh explains how coblation tonsillectomy can often help the problem.
Doctors Improve the Tonsillectomy
WBAY-TV, Green Bay, Wisconsin, March 29, 2006
Fifteen-year-old Devin of Manitowoc has his tonsils removed using coblation. Dr. Mark Reinke of Northeast Wisconsin Ear, Nose & Throat uses a technique called "coblation" to gently removing Devin's tonsils.
Tonsil, Adenoid Removal Results In Better Sleep, Behavior For Children With Sleep Disordered Breathing
Medical News Today, May 30, 2006
An adenotonsillectomy, or surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids, leads to an improvement in behavior and sleep for pediatric patients diagnosed with sleep disordered breathing has been revealed in a study from the University of Kansas Medical Center and School of medicine.
A New Way to Remove Tonsils
WBNS-TV (CBS) Columbus, OH
Dec. 28, 2006
Coblation Treatment For Snoring
KTVT-TV CH 11 (CBS) Dallas/Fort Worth
Mar. 30, 2006
Easing Tonsillectomy Pain
Sioux City Journal
Jul. 13, 2006
When Should You Consider Having Your Child’s Tonsils Removed?
Boston Globe
Dec. 25, 2006