CO2-Lasertonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy in adults;
a randomized multicentre study

When conservative treatment fails in patients with tonsil related complaints, a tonsillectomy using the classical dissection technique can be performed.

In adults substantial morbidity following classical tonsillectomy under general anesthesia has been reported. An interesting alternative treatment for a specific selection of adult patients could be the CO2 lasertonsillotomy
under local anesthesia in an outpatient clinical setting.

Several articles describe good treatment results and a decrease in perioperative and postoperative morbidity.
Our hypothesis is that CO2 lasertonsillotomy under local anesthesia is followed by a significantly shorter recovery period, that it is an effective treatment for tonsil related complaints and that it has better secondary outcome results compared to classical tonsillotomy

Our hypothesis is that CO2 lasertonsillotomy under local anesthesia is followed by a significantly shorter recovery period, that it is an effective treatment for tonsil related complaints and that it has better secondary outcome results compared to classical tonsillotomy.

- pre-intervention

- 2 weeks post-intervention

- 6 weeks post-intervention

- 6 monts post-intervention

- 1 year post-intervention

- 2 year post-intervention

- CO2-lasertonsillotomy under local anesthesia

- Cold dissection tonsillectomy