Structural effectiveness of pharyngeal sleep apnea surgery

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 463-479

  Tucker Woodson, B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Pharynx; Structural effectiveness; Surgery; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATOPLASTY; PHARYNX; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; GLOSSECTOMY; HUMANS; JAW FIXATION TECHNIQUES; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; PALATE, SOFT; PHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; UVULA;

EID: 55749114893     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2008.07.010     Document Type: Review

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