Bipolar radiofrequency induced thermotherapy of the tongue base: Its complications, acceptance and effectiveness under local anesthesia

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 263, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1031-1040

  Den Herder, Cindy ^a,b,c   Kox, Dennis ^a,b   Van Tinteren, Harm ^a   De Vries, Nico ^a,b  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bipolar radiofrequency; Obstructive sleep apnea; Snoring; Thermotherapy; Tongue base

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY; BIPOLAR RADIOFREQUENCY INDUCED THERMOTHERAPY OF THE TONGUE BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; TONGUE; TONGUE ULCER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749031310     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-006-0115-x     Document Type: Article

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