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CO2-Lasertonsillotomy Under Local Anesthesia in Adults
Published on: November 6, 2019
[Treatment of chronic tonsillitis: prognostic criteria of efficacy]
Abstract:
An original method of wedge dehydration of biological fluids assessing the ability for separation of organic and mineral constituents was for the first time used in patients with different forms of chronic tonsillitis (CT). The method was used in 102 patients aged 8-68 years with chronic inflammation of the palatine tonsils out of exacerbation. A dehydrated drop of tonsillar lacuna discharge (TLD), facia, was studied morphologically under microscope at small magnification (x10--x50). Three types of TLD facia were identified in CT patients. These types characterized severity of the pathological process in the palatine tonsils. Changes of facia type in patients with different CT forms were compared. Basic regularities in the disease progress were determined. This enabled prognosis of a further course of CT in an individual patient and, therefore, planning treatment policy for each case.
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