Palatal stiffening after failed uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with the pillar implant system

Laryngoscope

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1956-1961

  Friedman, Michael ^a,b,c   Schalch, Paul ^a,b   Joseph, Ninos J ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome; Palatal stiffening; Pillar implant; Surgical treatment; Uvulopharyngopalatoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PALATAL STIFFENING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARYNX DISEASE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; UVULA;

EID: 33750736127     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000242119.92179.b6     Document Type: Article

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