Resolution of severe sleep-disordered breathing with a nasopharyngeal obturator in 2 cases of nasopharyngeal stenosis complicating Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-55

  DeAngelo, Alan ^a,b   Mysliwiec, Vincent ^a,b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal obturator; Nasopharyngeal stenosis; Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea sydrome; Polysomnogram uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHARYNX DISEASE; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STENT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL DISEASES; NASOPHARYNX; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; UVULA;

EID: 1842865694     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-822853     Document Type: Article

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