Innovative technique for lingual tonsillectomy and midline posterior glossectomy for obstructive sleep apnea

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-28

  Woodson, B Tucker ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coblation; Endoscope; Glossectomy; Lingual tonsil; Local anesthesia; Low morbidity; Obstructive sleep apnea; Plasma; Surgery; Tongue

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; CRYOTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PALATOPLASTY; PHARYNX RECONSTRUCTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONGUE DISEASE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YAG LASER;

EID: 34249903655     PISSN: 10431810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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