Temperature-controlled radiofrequency tissue volume reduction of the soft palate (Somnoplasty®) in the treatment of habitual snoring: Results of a european multicenter trial

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 981-985

  Boudewyns, A ^a   Van De Heyning, P ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Snoring; Therapy; Upper airway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; ELECTROSURGERY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALATE, SOFT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNORING;

EID: 0034434612     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480050218735     Document Type: Article

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