Minimally invasive tongue base surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 716-721

  Terris, David J ^a   Kunda, Larisa D ^a   Gonella, Marie C ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Sleep Apnoea, Obstructive; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0036714660     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221502760238028     Document Type: Article

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