Rais Uddin Siddiqui, Khalid Rasheed, Rafique M.
Tonsillectomy-control of hemorrhage Silk Ligation v/s Bipolar Diathermy.
Pak J Otolaryngol Jan ;20(3):48-50.

Control of haemorrhage during and after tonsillectomy, has always been the prime concern factor for the oto-laryngologist to minimize the morbidity and mortality since antiquity. Various techniques have been in practice for this purpose during tonsillectomy. We have used bipolar diathermy and silk sutures to control the bleeding and securing haemostasis in different cases. This is a prospective study of 120 cases of tonsillectomy conducted at ENT department, Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Sindh from January 2003 to December 2003. It is concluded that although less time is consumed when using bipolar diathermy to achieve haemostasis during tonsillectomy but however the ligation of bleeding point using silk sutures was more effective for less post operative hemorrhages.

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