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Intracapsular reduction of palatine tonsils and adenoids was performed using either powered microdebrider or coblation. The primary outcome was revision PITA for recurrent obstructive symptoms. Revision-free survival was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier methods and compared with log-rank testing. A multivariable Cox proportional hazards model adjusted for age and sex was used. Tonsil size was evaluated as a secondary covariate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 827 children were included (microdebrider,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009478; coblation,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009349). Median follow-up was 60 months overall (60 vs. 47 months). Revision occurred in 31 children: 6 (1.4%) in the microdebrider group and 25 (10.1%) in the coblation group. After 36 months, revision-free survival was 99.4% for microdebrider and 96.1% for coblation (log-rank\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Coblation was independently associated with increased revision risk (HR 7.17; 95% CI 2.92\u201317.60;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Age, sex, and tonsil size were not significant predictors.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this institutional cohort, microdebrider PITA was associated with lower long-term revision rates than was coblation during the period of coblation was introduced. 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