Digital fluoroscopy before and after laser uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in obstructive sleep apnea: Importance of pharyngeal collapsibility and hyoid bone position

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 214-221

  Tsushima, Yoshito ^a,b   Antila, J ^a   Laurikainen, E ^a   Svedstrom E ^a   Polo, O ^a   Kormano, M ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway, collapsibility; Hyoid bone, digital fluoroscopy; Laser uvulopalatopharyngoplasty; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; UVULA;

EID: 0031087867     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859709172052     Document Type: Article

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