The shape of the epiglottis reflects improvement in upper airway obstruction after weight loss

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 945-947

  Gazayerli, Mohamed ^a   Bleibel, Wissam ^b,c   Elhorr, Ali ^a   Elakkary, Ehab ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Carney Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiglottis; Gastric banding; Hypopharynx; Laparoscopic; Morbid obesity; Obesity; Obstructive sleep apnea; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COR PULMONALE; EPIGLOTTIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MORBID OBESITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; STROKE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EPIGLOTTIS; HUMANS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33746512560     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089206777822368     Document Type: Article

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