Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty: Description of the technique and pre- and postoperative evaluation of subjective symptoms

ORL

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 243-247

  Skatvedt, Olav ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE RESECTION; OUTPATIENT; PALATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0029857360     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: 14230275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000276846     Document Type: Article

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