Tonsillectomy using laser

Summary

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Tonsillectomy using laser.

Description

This procedure is used to treat recurrent or chronic tonsillar infection, chronic sore throat, airway obstruction or chronic halitosis.

Lasers used in tonsillectomy include CO2, KTP and contact diode lasers. Lasers both dissect tissue and coagulate blood vessels. Lasers can be used to either completely resect (laser tonsillectomy), reduce (laser assisted serial tonsillectomy) or vaporise (laser vaporisation tonsillectomy) tonsillar tissues

OPCS4.6 Code(s):

F34.3 Bilateral laser tonsillectomy

Note: Use a supplementary code for concurrent excision of adenoid (E20.1Total adenoidectomy Includes: Excision of adenoid and adenoidectomy or E20.4 Suction diathermy adenoidectomy)

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Links:

	IPG186 Tonsillectomy using laser - guidance	26 July 2006
	IPG186 Tonsillectomy using laser - guidance (web format)	04 February 2011
	IPG186 Tonsillectomy using laser - information for the public	26 July 2006
	IPG186 Tonsillectomy using laser - information for the public (Word version)	26 July 2006
	IPG186 Tonsillectomy using laser - consultation comments tables and responses	26 July 2006
	Tonsillectomy using laser - interventional procedures consultation document (second consultation)	28 March 2006
	Tonsillectomy using laser - interventional procedures overview (second consultation)	28 March 2006
	Laser assisted serial tonsillectomy - interventional procedures consultation document (first consultation)	24 February 2004
	Laser assisted serial tonsillectomy - interventional procedures overview (first consultation)	20 February 2004