Sanayeh EB, Idriss S, Farchakh Y, et al. - In this randomized case-control study, researchers compared the low-priced monopolar electrocautery to the high-priced, worldwide used, plasma ablation in tonsillotomy among children (n = 103), aged 3 to 12 years, suffering from obstructive breathing disorders (OBD), with respect to postoperative pain, bleeding and related morbidities. This investigation was performed in the Eye and Ear Hospital International- Lebanon. Monopolar electrocautery can have the same efficiency in relieving OBD in healthy children compared to plasma ablation, with comparable overall bleeding rates but considerably lower costs, operating time, pain scores and analgesic needs.