Cryotonsillectomy in Dogs

Cahan, William G.; Montesa-Cruz, Alice F.

doi:10.1001/archotol.1965.00750050383011

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“…In the United States, a surgical technique to remove only a portion of the tonsil using cryosurgery was described in an animal model as early as 1965 [25]. Hill reported his experience with 46 adults who had undergone this procedure and found that the amount of discomfort was about 50% of that of surgical removal and that the amount of tissue destruction was about 40%.…”

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Safety and efficacy of powered intracapsular tonsillectomy in children: a multi-center retrospective case series

Solares

Koempel

Hirose

et al. 2005

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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Safety and efficacy of powered intracapsular tonsillectomy in children: a multi-center retrospective case series

Solares

Koempel

Hirose

et al. 2005

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

108

126

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“…Teeth respond to freezing in the same manner as bone, the viability of the dental pulp is restored by ingrowth of connective tissue through the apical foramens [51,76,84,112]. Salivary glands and tonsils heal with fibrous tissue replacement [23,142]. Little or no clinical use exists for cryotherapy of these tissues.…”

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Experimental cryosurgery investigations in vivo

2009

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Cryosurgery is the use of freezing temperatures to elicit an ablative response in a targeted tissue. This review provides a global overview of experimentation in vivo which has been the basis of advancement of this widely applied therapeutic option. The cellular and tissue-related events that underlie the mechanisms of destruction, including direct cell injury (cryolysis), vascular stasis, apoptosis and necrosis, are described and are related to the optimal methods of technique of freezing to achieve efficacious therapy. In vivo experiments with major organs, including wound healing, the putative immunological response following thawing, and the use of cryoadjunctive strategies to enhance cancer cell sensitivity to freezing, are described.

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“…26 Hill reported his experience with 46 adults who had undergone this procedure and found that the amount of discomfort was about 50 per cent that of surgical removal and that the amount of tissue destruction was about 40 per cent. 26 Hill reported his experience with 46 adults who had undergone this procedure and found that the amount of discomfort was about 50 per cent that of surgical removal and that the amount of tissue destruction was about 40 per cent.…”

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“…A more modern technique, removing only a portion of the tonsil, was described in an animal model as early as 1965 using cryosurgery. 26 Hill reported his experience with 46 adults who had undergone this procedure and found that the amount of discomfort was about 50 per cent that of surgical removal and that the amount of tissue destruction was about 40 per cent. However, by OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING IN CHILDREN the 1980s, this procedure was abandoned due to the cost, the inconveniences of handling liquid nitrogen, reports of post-operative bleeding and accounts of life-threatening post-operative oedema.…”

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The evolution of tonsil surgery and rethinking the surgical approach to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children

2006

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Within the last 10 to 15 years, a significant amount of research in tonsil surgery has focused on reduction of post-operative pain and recovery time. In order to minimize or avoid morbidity, a number of otolaryngologists in the United States and Europe have revived a historical procedure, previously known as 'tonsillotomy', specifically for those patients with obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (OSDB) due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. More recently, surgeons have used terms such as partial tonsillectomy, partial intracapsular tonsillectomy or subtotal tonsillectomy to describe their procedure and have employed a variety of modern instrumentation. This return to a 'partial' procedure has generated a debate similar to that which occurred amongst tonsil surgeons about 100 years ago, when tonsillotomy was the most commonly performed procedure. Today, concerns about regrowth and problems with infection of the remaining tonsillar tissue have been raised. Such concerns, combined with an incomplete understanding of why the 'partial' procedure was abandoned in the early twentieth century, may explain why tonsil surgeons hesitate to change their approach to patients with OSDB due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. These issues can be addressed in a meaningful way only through a detailed review of the evolution of tonsil surgery, which is presented here. This information, along with a summary of the last 10 years' experience with these techniques, supports the use of a 'partial' procedure in children with OSDB due to adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Future areas of research are also discussed.

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Cryotonsillectomy in Dogs

Cited by 17 publications

References 3 publications

Safety and efficacy of powered intracapsular tonsillectomy in children: a multi-center retrospective case series

Safety and efficacy of powered intracapsular tonsillectomy in children: a multi-center retrospective case series

Experimental cryosurgery investigations in vivo

The evolution of tonsil surgery and rethinking the surgical approach to obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in children

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