Combined uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and radiofrequency tongue base reduction for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 611-621

  Friedman, Michael ^a,b,c   Ibrahim, Hani ^a,b   Lee, George ^a,b   Joseph, Ninos J ^a,b  

^a Dept Otolaryngol Bronchoesophagol   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOSURGERY; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP HYPOPNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONGUE BASE REDUCTION; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

EID: 0345529107     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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