Adjustable tongue advancement for obstructive sleep apnea: A pilot study

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 815-823

  Hamans, Evert ^a   Boudewyns, An ^a   Stuck, Boris A ^b   Baisch, Alexander ^b   Willemen, Marc ^a   Verbraecken, Johan ^a   Van De Heyning, Paul ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypopharynx; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep surgery; Tongue base

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; MULTICENTER STUDY; PILOT STUDY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TONGUE;

EID: 56449111630     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940811701104     Document Type: Article

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