Long-term effects of radiofrequency ablation of the soft palate on snoring

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 267, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-142

  Hultcrantz, Elisabeth ^a   Harder, Lena ^a   Loord, Helena ^b   Käll, Lars Göran ^c   Ydreborg, Kjell ^d   Wallberg, Staffan ^a   Svanborg, Eva ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Long term effects; RF ablation; Snoring

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALATE, SOFT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNORING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71349087703     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-009-0979-7     Document Type: Article

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