Abstrakt
The objective of our study was to determine the benefits of laser medicine to minimize invasiveness in tonsillectomies in comparison with conventional tonsillectomies and two other methods commonly used in minimally invasive medicine - the harmonic scalpel and the radiofrequency scalpel. It was a prospective, partially blinded study that included 40 patients with the diagnosis of chronic tonsillitis with surgical treatment indicated.
They were divided into 4 groups of ten respondents according to the type of method used in right-side tonsillectomies. Left-side tonsillectomies were all done in the traditional way.
Despite partial differences in the monitored parameters, we did not find significant clinical benefits for patients when using either laser devices or the radiofrequency or harmonic scalpel.