Laser-assisted surgery addressing snoring long-term outcome comparing CO2 laser vs. CO2 laser combined with diode laser

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-182

  Remacle, M ^a   Jouzdani, E ^a   Lawson, G ^a   Jamart, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CO2 laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty; Diode laser; Intravelar coagulation; Long term results; Snoring

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIODE LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SNORING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAPORIZATION;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALATE; PHARYNX; SNORING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA;

EID: 0036626780     PISSN: 00016497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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