The clinical application of coblation-assisted adenotonsillectomy for treatment of the infant with sleep-disordered breathing
YI Xin-hua
LIU Da-bo
HUANG Zhen-yun
ZHONG Jian-wen
Abstract：Objective To investigate the clinical application of the coblation in the treatment of the infant with sleep-disordered breathing. Methods The clinical data were reviewed from 161 infants, who had the cobtilaon tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy sugeries in our hospital from January , 2008 to June, 2012. Among the 161 SDB cases, there were 85 obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrom cases and 76 primary snoring cases. After 12 months, the follow-up visit is cut off in January, 2013. Successful follow-ups had been done to 161 infant with SDB. And the clinical efficacy and the occurrence of the complications were investigated. Results the intra-operative blood loss was 10 mL or less. 2(1.24%) were delayed hemorrhage with less pain afteroperation. One year after the surgery, there were 141 cured (87.6%), 15 with apparent effects (9.3%), 3 with effective results (1.9%), 2 with no effect(1.2%)and the total effective rate is 98.8%. Conclusion It is minimally invasive, safe and effective to use coblation to remove tonsil and adenoid in the treatment of infants with sleep-disordered breathing.
Keywords：CoblationSleep-disordered BreathingTonsillectomyAdenoidectomyinfant
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 3899-3901 )