Endoscopic-Assisted Adenoidectomy by Microdebrider Versus Coblation in Children.

Cohort studyMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)· May 2026

Endoscopic-Assisted Adenoidectomy by Microdebrider Versus Coblation in Children.

Hesham Abdelsalam, Mohamed Abdalla, Najlaa Aied … Mohamed Shams Eldin

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Pediatric ENTCohort studyTreatmentQ4IF 0.1

Microdebrider adenoidectomy had shorter operative time than coblation in children.

Endoscopic-Assisted Adenoidectomy by Microdebrider Versus Coblation in Children.

Hesham Abdelsalam … Mohamed Shams Eldin

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · May 2026 · Q4 in General Medicine

Purpose

Adenoidectomy is a common pediatric procedure performed and endoscopic, instrumented techniques such as a powered microdebrider and coblation aim to improve visualization and completeness of resection while potentially reducing pain, bleeding and recurrence compared with blind curettage.

Methods

This retrospective comparative cohort study included 50 children who underwent endoscopic-assisted adenoidectomy using either a microdebrider (n = 25) or coblation (n = 25) during a 6-month study period.

n = 50 children

Results

microdebrider adenoidectomy took less operating time than coblation

24.9min

Microdebrider

31.1min

Coblation

More results

Groups were comparable at baseline (mean age ≈ 9.6 years, all baseline p > 0.05).

Early complication rates (postoperative bleeding within 48 h, infection within 7 d, halitosis, neck pain) were low and showed no statistically significant differences (all p > 0.05).

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Both microdebrider and coblation endoscopic adenoidectomy were safe and effective in this cohort study.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

The microdebrider was associated with a shorter operative time in our setting, while early pain, short-term complications and six-month endoscopic residual/recurrence were similar between techniques.

Endoscopic-Assisted Adenoidectomy by Microdebrider Versus Coblation in Children.

Endoscopic-Assisted Adenoidectomy by Microdebrider Versus Coblation in Children.

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