Midline glossectomy and epiglottidectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Laryngoscope

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 614-619

  Mickelson, Samuel A ^a   Rosenthal, Leon ^b  

^a Atlanta Ear Nose and Throat Associates   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIGLOTTIS; FEMALE; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0030968678     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199705000-00011     Document Type: Article

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