Management of tongue base obstruction in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 58-62

  Kumar, E C Vinaya ^a   Rao, Janardhana ^a   Chowdary, Sathavahana ^a   Rao, Chandrakantha ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Hyoid Bone; Obstructive Sleep Apnoea; Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome; Posterior Pharyngeal Wall; Tongue Base

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MOUTH DISEASE; OBSTRUCTION; PARESTHESIA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TONGUE DISEASE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033498840     PISSN: 22313796     EISSN: 09737707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02996435     Document Type: Article

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