The effect of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty without tonsillectomy using local anaesthesia: A prospective long-term follow-up

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 542-547

  Hultcrantz, Elisabeth ^a,b   Johansson, Kaarina ^a   Bengtson, Harriet ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Post operative complications; Sleep apnoea syndromes; Snoring; Surgery, operative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0033059296     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100144445     Document Type: Article

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