Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty for snoring: Does it meet the expectations?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-70

  Larrosa, F ^a   Hernandez, L ^a   Morello, A ^a   Ballester, E ^a   Quinto, L ^a   Montserrat, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

One stage laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty; Palate surgery; Sleep apnoea syndrome

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RHINOMANOMETRY; SIMULATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA;

EID: 3543113904     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00082903     Document Type: Article

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