扁桃体切除是治疗慢性扁桃体炎、扁桃体肥大、扁桃体良性肿瘤等疾病的有效方法。除了扁桃体剥离、挤切等常规手术方法外,先后报道了如激光、超声、射频等切除扁桃体的新方法〔1~5〕。最近,我科使用德国进口氩等离子凝固器(argon plasmacoagulator,APC)进行扁桃体切除,疗效满意, Tonsillectomy is an effective treatment for diseases such as chronic tonsillitis, tonsil hypertrophy, and tonsil benign tumors. In addition to tonsillectomy, squeeze and other conventional surgical methods, has reported such as laser, ultrasound, radiofrequency and other new methods of resection of the tonsils 〔1 ~ 5〕. Recently, our department used German plasma argon plasma coagulator (argon plasmacoagulator, APC) for tonsillectomy, the effect is satisfactory,