Incidence of complications in radiofrequency treatment of the upper airway

Laryngoscope

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1298-1304

  Kezirian, Eric J ^a   Powell, Nelson Bert ^a   Riley, Robert W ^a   Hester, Jerome E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inferior turbinate; Palate; Radiofrequency; Sleep apnea; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATE; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TONGUE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OBSERVATION; PALATE, SOFT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SNORING; TONGUE; TURBINATES;

EID: 21844475402     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MLG.0000165373.78207.BF     Document Type: Article

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