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2. Tonsillectomy - Wikipedia

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   Galen (121–200 CE) was the first to advocate the use of the surgical instrument known as the snare, a practice that was to become common until Aetius (490 CE) recommended partial removal of the tonsil, writing "Those who extirpate the entire tonsil remove, at the same time, structures that are perfectly healthy, and, in this way, give rise to ...

3. Transoral robotic surgery - Wikipedia

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   This can include removal of the tonsils, adenoids, uvula and edge of the palate, and/or part of the base of the tongue (lingual tonsils). When removal of the lingual tonsils is necessary, it can be removed in one of two ways. If the lingual tonsil tissue is large along the back of the tongue, it is shaved in a side-to-side direction [Figure 1].

4. Coblation tonsillectomy - Wikipedia

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   Both tonsils are removed with coblation technology by applying precise amounts of plasma to detach the tonsils from the surrounding tissues without causing thermal damage. After the tonsils are fully removed, any bleeding that occurs at the back of the throat is stopped and the patient is woken up using medical drugs. Then the breathing tubes ...

5. More Popsicles, please: Your tonsils can grow back - AOL

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   Practices around tonsil removal are not very standardized, experts say, which can make it difficult to understand all of the nuances. Several methods can be used to remove tonsils.

6. Most children who have their tonsils removed don't benefit - AOL

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7. Transoral laser microsurgery - Wikipedia

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   Transoral laser microsurgery allows surgeons to remove tumors from the voice box with no external incisions and is especially applied to HPV-mediated oropharynx malignancy (tonsils, base of tongue). It also allows access to tumors that are not reachable with robotic surgery and is significantly conserving of normal tissue.

8. Plasma coblation - Wikipedia

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   Plasma coblation is a tonsillectomy procedure which involves the removal of tissue through radio frequency wavelengths. Coblation (derived from “Controlled ablation” meaning the removal of tissue in a controlled manner) techniques have been present since the 1950s and have been developed so that errors can be removed to achieve a surgical techniques that is free from both defects and ...

9. ‘No one should have to be fighting cancer and insurance at ...

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   Instead of being able to calmly focus on her chemotherapy treatment, ... 43, doesn’t know whether he has cancer because his insurer won’t approve an MRI for nodules on his lungs, which were ...