Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty vs laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty: Anatomical considerations

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-276

  Finkelstein, Yehuda ^a,b   Shapiro Feinberg, Myra ^a,b   Stein, Gideon ^a,b   Ophir, Dov ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0030988068     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900030037004     Document Type: Article

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