Revised uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with uvula preservation and its clinical study

ORL

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 213-219

  Han, Demin ^a   Ye, Jingying ^a   Lin, Zhonghui ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Wang, Jiangyong ^a   Zhang, Yuhuan ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apnea, obstructive; Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL INCOMPETENCE; PALATOPHARYNGEAL STENOSIS; PHARYNX DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCAR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOFT PALATE; STENOSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATAL MUSCLES; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP STAGES; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA; VELOPHARYNGEAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 27844585506     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087390     Document Type: Article

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