Submucosal radiosurgical uvulopalatoplasty for the treatment of snoring: Is the monitoring of tissue impedance and temperature necessary?

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 46-50

  Taliaferro, Cort ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NEEDLE; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; SUBMUCOSA; SURGICAL WOUND; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0035142329     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2001.110965     Document Type: Article

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