The nasal airway evaluation in morbid obesity

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2005, Pages 67-75

  Namyslowski G ^a   Mrowka Kata K ^a   Scierski W ^a,b   Wylezol M ^b   Pardela, M ^b  

^a Department of Otolaryngology ^*  (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anterior rhinomanometry; Morbid obesity; Nasal patency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT SELECTION; RHINOMANOMETRY; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR PRESSURE; BILIOPANCREATIC DIVERSION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; OBESITY, MORBID; RHINOMANOMETRY;

EID: 31044441322     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: 08675910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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