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CO2-Lasertonsillotomy Under Local Anesthesia in Adults
Published on: November 6, 2019
Laser surgery of tonsils, adenoids, and pharynx
1Department of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
|February 1, 1990
Abstract:
The author reports his experience with the laser in the treatment of lingual and palatine tonsillitis as well as with other lesions of the region. The results of laser surgery for procedures in the tonsils, adenoids, and pharynx are compared with the results of conventional surgery and electrocautery.
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