Radiofrequency vs laser in the management of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea: Does the number of treatment sessions matter?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 888-893

  Atef, Ahmed ^a,b   Mosleh, Mohammed ^a   Hesham, Mohammed ^a   Fathi, Ahmed ^a   Hassan, Mohammed ^a   Fawzy, Mahmoud ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Laser Palatoplasty: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY VOLUMETRIC TISSUE REDUCTION OF THE PALATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER ASSISTED UVULOPALATOPLASTY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LONG TERM CARE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA;

EID: 28044452163     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221505774783485     Document Type: Article

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