Publications by authors named "Elisabeth Constanze Blassnigg"
Objectives/hypothesis: We compared the effectiveness and morbidity of microdebrider-assisted total intracapsular tonsillectomy (ICTE) with conventional extracapsular tonsillectomy (ECTE) in adults with chronic or recurrent tonsillitis.
Study Design: Prospective randomized surgical trial.
Methods: Adult patients with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis who underwent tonsillectomy between July 2010 and July 2012 in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, were consecutively included.