Usefulness of coblation in lingual tonsillectomy

Abstract

　A-13-year-old female who underwent tonsillectomy and adenotomy at the age of eight came to our hospital because of snoring and sleep apnea. She underwent a lingual tonsillectomy using coblation. After the surgery, her complaints disappeared.
　Lingual tonsillectomy is rarely performed because of the risk of bleeding. Coblation has been reported to be both safe and minimally invasive for adenotonsillectomy both overseas and in Japan. We were able to conduct the current surgery using coblation without severe bleeding and think that coblation is a useful surgical technology for lingual tonsillectomies.