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Histologic assessment of thermal injury

Histologic assessment of thermal injury to tonsillectomy specimens: A comparison of electrocautery, coblation, harmonic scalpel, and tonsillotome

✍ Vikash K. Modi; Hector Monforte; Kenneth A. Geller; Jeffrey A. Koempel 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 601 KB

## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: To determine the extent of thermal injury to the tonsillar tissue following the use of various types of instrumentation. To determine if tonsillectomy specimens routinely contain tissue other than lymphoid tissue. ## Study Design: Retrospective histologic an