Combined radiofrequency assisted uvulopalatoplasty in the treatment of snoring

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-130

  Baisch, Alexander ^a   Maurer, Joachim T ^a   Hörmann, Karl ^a   Stuck, Boris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency surgery; RF UPP; Snoring; Soft palate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALATE, SOFT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SNORING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149147241     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-008-0709-6     Document Type: Article

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