Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with CO2, contact Nd-YAG or combined CO2 and Nd-YAG laser beams

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-58

  Laranne, J E ^a   Pukander, J S ^a   Laippala, P ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Combined CO2 and Nd YAG laser; Contact Nd YAG laser; Sleep apnoea; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNORING; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0029834587     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02161293     Document Type: Article

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