Same-stage palatopharyngeal and hypopharyngeal surgery for severe obstructive sleep apnea

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 124, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 820-826

  Li, Hsueh Yu ^a,b   Wang, Pa Chun ^c,d   Hsu, Chung Yao ^b,e   Chen, Ning Hung ^f   Lee, Li Ang ^a   Fang, Tuan Jen ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI CITY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extended uvulopalatal flap; Laser lingual tonsillectomy; Midline laser glossectomy; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; EXTENDED UVULOPALATAL FLAP; FOLLOW UP; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; LASER LINGUAL TONSILLECTOMY; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDLINE LASER GLOSSECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARAMETER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UVULA;

EID: 4644252007     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480410018034     Document Type: Article

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