Bipolar radiofrequency for adenoidectomy

Palmer, J. Mark

doi:10.1016/j.otohns.2006.02.022

Cited by 12 publications

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“…2 This is in contrast to other heat-based technologies that burn tissue. The Coblator operates between 40 and 70°C, 3 whereas electrocautery creates temperatures of 400-600°C. 2 Operating at a lower temperature, lower frequency, and higher impedance, the Coblator would be expected to cause little collateral tissue damage.…”

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Wound Healing in the Rabbit Paranasal Sinuses after Coblation: Evaluation for use in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Rosenthal

Benninger

Stone

et al. 2009

Am J Rhinol�Allergy

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Wound Healing in the Rabbit Paranasal Sinuses after Coblation: Evaluation for use in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Rosenthal

Benninger

Stone

et al. 2009

Am J Rhinol�Allergy

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“…The energized particles in the plasma have sufficient energy to break molecular bonds, excising or dissolving tissue at a relatively low temperature, thereby preserving the integrity of surrounding tissue 1. The coblator operates at between 40°C and 70°C 2. Working at lower temperatures eliminates the risk of an airway fire, even in an unprotected airway, and causes less collateral damage to surrounding tissues, thus being potentially safer than electrocautery, which operates at temperatures of 400°C to 600 °C 2.…”

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“…The coblator operates at between 40°C and 70°C 2. Working at lower temperatures eliminates the risk of an airway fire, even in an unprotected airway, and causes less collateral damage to surrounding tissues, thus being potentially safer than electrocautery, which operates at temperatures of 400°C to 600 °C 2. The coblator wand is able to ablate and coagulate using two separate foot pedals eliminating the need to change instruments.…”

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Early experience of radio frequency coblation in the management of intranasal and sinus tumors

2012

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the use of radiofrequency coblation for endoscopic resection of intranasal and sinus tumors. A review was conducted of 15 adult patients with intranasal and or sinus tumors endoscopically treated with radio frequency coblation between November 2008 and November 2010 at St. John's Hospital at Livingston, a tertiary referral center that covers otolaryngology services for the southeast of Scotland. Fifteen patients with intranasal and sinus tumors were treated with transnasal endoscopic resection using radiofrequency coblation. The tumors included inverted papilloma (seven), paraganglioma (one), glomangiopericytoma (one), capillary hemangioma (one), hemangiopericytoma (one), juvenile angiofibroma (one), juvenile ossifying fibroma (one), oncocytic adenoma (one), and transitional cell carcinoma (one). We found that radiofrequency coblation is a useful and safe tool associated with minimal blood loss (<200 mL to 600 mL) in the resection of these tumors, and the average operating time was 1.67 hours. Radio frequency is a rapidly evolving technique and in the future will have an increasing role to play in the endoscopic resection of intranasal and sinus tumors.

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“…The plasma's energized particles break molecular bonds within the tissue, causing the tissue to dissolve at relatively low temperatures (typically 40°C to 70°C). The result is removal of the target tissue with minimal damage to the surrounding tissue 5…”

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