Significantly reducing post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage requiring surgery by suturing the faucial pillars: a retrospective analysis.

BACKGROUND: The tonsillectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures. Given the comparatively frequent postsurgical bleeding associated with this procedure, particular attention has been paid to reduction of the postoperative bleeding rate. In 2006, we introduced routine suturin...

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Main Authors: Götz Senska, Hilal Schröder, Carolin Pütter, Philipp Dost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485309?pdf=render