Cautery-assisted palatal stiffening operation for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-60

  Wassmuth, Zachary ^a,b   Mair, Eric ^a   Loube, Daniel ^a   Leonard, David ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Winner of the Society of Military Otolaryngology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0033928902     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2000.105184     Document Type: Article

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