Comparative Study of Pain Scale Assessment Between Cold Verses Hot Tonsillectomy Method.

Tonsillectomy is an age old surgery especially in pediatric population. Over the last few years, various techniques have been proposed in performing tonsillectomy in an attempt to lower the morbidity and mortality. This study compares the post-operative pain scale of cold dissection method and newer methods like coblation, radiofrequency and bipolar cautery assisted tonsillectomy.

Laurin-Sandrow Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Laurin-Sandrow syndrome (LSS) is an extremely rare syndrome of mirror hand and leg with less than 20 cases reported in literature. The syndrome has been attributed to a mutation in the MIPOL-1 (mirror-image polydactyly) gene located on locus 14q13.3-q21 coding for CCDC193 (coiled-coli domain containing 193) protein.