Laser-Assisted Uvulopalatoplasty for Habitual Snoring without Sleep Apnea: Outcome and Complications

ORL

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-49

  Ikeda, Katsuhisa ^a   Oshima, Takeshi ^a   Tanno, Noriko ^a   Ogura, Masaki ^a   Shimomura, Akira ^a   Suzuki, Hideaki ^a   Takasaka, Tomonori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

KTP 532 laser; Snoring; Uvulopalatoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNORING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0030932225     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: 14230275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000276904     Document Type: Article

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