Arch Otolaryngol
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Comparative Study
Complications of tonsillectomy: a comparison of techniques.
To compare the postoperative complications of intracapsular tonsillectomy using a microdebrider with traditional electrodissection tonsillectomy. ⋯ Intracapsular tonsillectomy has a lower incidence of postoperative hemorrhage and pain leading to hospital-based evaluation compared with traditional electrodissection tonsillectomy.
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To determine whether variants of the mitochondrial genome influence the risk of developing age-related hearing loss (ARHL). ⋯ Findings from this older Australian population demonstrate an association between certain mtDNA haplogroups and ARHL, as well as a link to the susceptibility of other known risk factors for ARHL.