Parapharyngeal space lipoma causing sleep apnoea

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue OCT., 1997, Pages 1063-1065

  Abdullah, B J J ^a   Liam, C K ^a   Kaur, H ^a   Mathew, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHARYNX TUMOR; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

EID: 0030678569     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.70.838.9404213     Document Type: Article

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