Site of airway collapse in obstructive sleep apnea after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 581-584

  Farmer, Wayne C ^a,b   Giudici, Stanley C ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway collapse; Obstructive sleep apnea; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0343081054     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940010900609     Document Type: Article

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