Archives of Otolaryngology and Rhinology Citation: Sahin C (2016) Treatment of Ankyloglosia with Coblation Assisted Surgery. Arch Otolaryngol Rhinol 2(1): 026-027. DOI: 10.17352/2455- 1759.000017 026 Abstract Ankyloglossia is a disease characterized by dificulty in breast-feeding, limitation of tongue, and speech disorders. Prevalence of the disease is %1-10 in the literature (1). Cold knife, Laser surgery, electro cautery methods are used in the surgical treatment of the disease. Coblation radiofrequency technology provides low temperature work with minimal damage to neighborhood tissues. We present a 21 years old male with ankyloglossia treated by coblation surgery in the lights of the literature. Introduction Ankyloglossia named also as hypertrophic lingual frenulum, tongue- tie in the literature. here is a ibrous band between base of tongue and tongue that prevents the movement of the tongue. Males are more oten afected than females [1]. Breast feeding, speech problems and nutritional problems are associated with the disease because of functional problem of tongue. Treatment of the disease is surgical treatment. Time of the surgery is controversial. Cold surgery, electro surgery, laser surgical methods are described in the literature [2-4]. Coblation surgery is a new technology. Coblation surgery can be used in Tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, sot palate surgery, inferior turbinate surgery in head and neck surgery. We present a 21 years old male with ankyloglossia treated by coblation surgery in the lights of the literature. Case Report A 21 year old male is encountered to ENT clinics with speech disorder and tongue movement disorder. We found ankyloglossia with thick and short frenulum in our physical examination (Figure 1). he remaining head and neck examination was normal. here is no syndromic child and clet palate in patient’s history. he diagnosis is based on physical examination and symptoms of the patients. Ankloglosia was excited during coblation assited dissection. We used Artrocare probe of coblation device designed for tonsillectomy surgery (Figure 2). Frenulectomy is performed in both tongue side and gingivobuccal side of the frenulum (Figure 3). he settings of coblator are 5 for coblation and 2 for coagulation. he ankloglosia is dissected to the base of tongue using coblator probe. We let the, remain tissue to secondary wound healing without the using suture techniques. he patient is controlled in the postoperatively 3.day, 7.day, 1. Month and 3. Month. here was no complication and restenosis ater surgery. Patient satisfaction is good ater surgery. Discussion Ankyloglossia is a congenital disorder. here have been reported many classiication systems about the disease in the literature [5]. hick and short lingual frenulum, limited function of tongue and Case Report Treatment of Ankyloglosia with Coblation Assisted Surgery Caner Sahin* Sakarya Akyazi State Hospital, ENT Clinic, Sakarya, Turkey Dates: Received: 08 March, 2016; Accepted: 09 May, 2016; Published: 12 May, 2016 *Corresponding author: Caner Sahin, MD, Sakarya Akyazi State Hospital, ENT Clinic, Sakarya, Turkey, Fax: +90-264-4187835; E-mail: www.peertechz.com ISSN: 2455-1759 Keywords: Hypertrophic lingual frenulum; Tongue-tie; Coblation; Radiofrequency Figure 1: The preoperative aspect of hypertrophic lingual frenulum. Figure 2: The artrocare probe used in surgery. Figure 3: Postoperative 1 month appereance of the patient.