Retropharyngeal lipoma causing sleep apnea syndrome

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1003-1004

  Di Girolamo, Stefano ^a   Marinelli, Luca ^a   Galli, Alessandra ^a   Ottaviani, Fabrizio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPOMA; MALE; PHARYNX TUMOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031877330     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(98)90668-1     Document Type: Article

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