Comparison of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty and cautery-assisted uvulopalatoplasty in the treatment of primary snoring

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Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-155

  Cincik, Hakan ^a   Cekin, Engin ^a   Cetin, Bilal ^a   Gungor, Atila ^a   Poyrazoglu, Ethem ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cautery assisted uvulopalatoplasty; Laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty; Pain, postoperative; Snoring; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNORING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADULT; CAUTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALATE; PHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA;

EID: 33646092299     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091313     Document Type: Article

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